Transorbital Penetrating Brainstem Injuries
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Transorbital brain injuries.
A 20 year old man attended the accident and emergency department after an assault with a short bladed knife. He had sustained a stab wound to the right orbit. There was no other significant history. On examination he was alert and orientated with a Glasgow coma scale of 15. Snellen visual acuities were no perception of light right eye and 20/20 left eye. Inspection of the right orbit revealed a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.6.915