About an Observation of a Child Penetrating Brain Injury by Knife  

作　　者：Noukhoum Koné Issa Sarki Souleymane Badra Aliou Koné Daouda Sissoko Valentin Tokpa Ahmed Salem Kleib Outouma Soumaré Aderehime Haidara Noukhoum Koné;Issa Sarki Souleymane;Badra Aliou Koné;Daouda Sissoko;Valentin Tokpa;Ahmed Salem Kleib;Outouma Soumaré;Aderehime Haidara(Department of Neurosurgery, Kiffa Hospital Center, Kiffa, Mauritania;Department of Neurosurgery, Yopougon Hospital Center, Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Department of Neurosurgery, Ongwediva Medipark Hospital, Ongwediva, Namibia)

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurosurgery, Kiffa Hospital Center, Kiffa, Mauritania [2]Department of Neurosurgery, Yopougon Hospital Center, Abidjan, Ivory Coast [3]Department of Neurosurgery, Ongwediva Medipark Hospital, Ongwediva, Namibia

出　　处：《Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery》2021年第4期267-271,共5页现代神经外科学进展（英文）

摘　　要：<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Reported cases of knife injuries to the head in children are rare. Here we describe a case of pediatric penetrating brain injury by knife (PPBIK) and review literature. The patient’s parents were informed that non-identifying information from the case would be submitted for publication, and they provided consent.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Case Presentation: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A 3</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">year-old boy presented to our emergen</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">c</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">y department with a knife penetrating the front of his head during play. Neurologic examination was normal. Radiograph in lateral view demonstrated a metallic knife entering frontal bone. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed small hemorrhage around the foreign body recognized, accompanied </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">by</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> small pneumocephalus. The knife was surgically removed and the dura was closed. He was discharged home after the surgery with normal neurological status.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Only four cases of PPBIK have been reported in the literature. The adequate management of these types of injuries requires a correct neuroradiological evaluation</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Reported cases of knife injuries to the head in children are rare. Here we describe a case of pediatric penetrating brain injury by knife (PPBIK) and review literature. The patient’s parents were informed that non-identifying information from the case would be submitted for publication, and they provided consent.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Case Presentation: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A 3</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">year-old boy presented to our emergen</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">c</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">y department with a knife penetrating the front of his head during play. Neurologic examination was normal. Radiograph in lateral view demonstrated a metallic knife entering frontal bone. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed small hemorrhage around the foreign body recognized, accompanied </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">by</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> small pneumocephalus. The knife was surgically removed and the dura was closed. He was discharged home after the surgery with normal neurological status.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Only four cases of PPBIK have been reported in the literature. The adequate management of these types of injuries requires a correct neuroradiological evaluation</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.

关 键 词：Craniocerebral Trauma Penetrating Head Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Wound Stab 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]