Penetrating Brain Injury after Suicide Attempt with Speargun: Case Study and Review of Literature

Penetrating Brain Injury after Suicide Attempt with Speargun: Case Study and Review of Literature

Penetrating cranial injury by mechanisms other than gunshots are exceedingly rare, and so strategies and guidelines for the management of PBI are largely informed by data from higher-velocity penetrating injuries. Here, we present a case of penetrating brain injury by the low-velocity mechanism of a harpoon from an underwater fishing speargun in an attempted suicide by a 56-year-old Caucasian m...

Community Integration for After Acquired Brain Injury: A Literature Review

Objectives: This paper reviews the current literature on acquired brain injury (ABI) with a focus on ABI burden, importance of community integration, and community integration definitions suggested by the literature. Methods: Literature review Results: Acquired brain injury (ABI) is referred to a diverse range of disabilities resulted of injury in different parts of the brain. People with AB...

Repair of Penetrating Pericardial and Diaphragmatic Injury with Cormatrix® Patch in a Case of Suicide Attempt

The authors report the case of a suicide attempt. A 59-year-old man with self-inflicted penetrating chest trauma underwent emergency cardiothoracic surgery. Pre-operative computed tomography scan showed critical proximity between the blade and the right ventricle. Intraoperative findings showed a pericardial laceration and a huge diaphragmatic lesion with heart and abdominal organs integrity. T...

Penetrating eyelid injury: a case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION In literature, many different types of foreign objects have been found to have caused eye injuries. These objects can range from organic to inorganic matter such as glass, wood, pencil, nails and fishhooks. Once the injury is recognized, removal of the foreign body and technique used in the management of the injury is very important to reduce further ocular damage. This case report...

Hypersexuality after self-inflicted nail gun penetrating traumatic brain injury and neurosurgery: case analysis with literature review.