1998
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000200026
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Tentativa de suicídio pela introdução de dois pregos na cabeça: relato de caso

Abstract: RESUMO -Relato do caso de um paciente de 39 anos que tentou suicidar-se introduzindo dois pregos na região mediana da cabeça. Submetido com sucesso a craniotomia bifrontotemporal paramediana ampla, o paciente sobreviveu e não apresentou déficits motores.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: ferimento penetrante crânio-encefálico incomum, pregos, tentativa de suicídio. Suicide attempt by introducing two nails in the head: case reportABSTRACT -Case report of a 39 years old male patient who attempted suicide by introducing two nails i… Show more

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“…[ 3 ] The incidence of skull stab wounds is much lower in the European context compared to developing countries such as South Africa; therefore, most of the current knowledge about the complications and management of stab wounds to the head is coming from South African literature where 597 cases have been reported during a 12-year period. [ 4 ] Our collection is from 2 different trauma centers in two major cities reviewing the referrals for more than 10 years showing either the rarity of the event or the potential mortal nature of stab wound to the skull base region.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…[ 3 ] The incidence of skull stab wounds is much lower in the European context compared to developing countries such as South Africa; therefore, most of the current knowledge about the complications and management of stab wounds to the head is coming from South African literature where 597 cases have been reported during a 12-year period. [ 4 ] Our collection is from 2 different trauma centers in two major cities reviewing the referrals for more than 10 years showing either the rarity of the event or the potential mortal nature of stab wound to the skull base region.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The patient was submitted to bifrontoparietal craniotomy without mobilizing the superior sagital sinus and when discharged he was considered to be a good outcome 9 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Retornou para controle ambulatorial trinta dias após alta hospitalar quando apresentou score de 23 pontos no Mini-mental, score 4 na Escala de Resultados de Glasgow e melhora progressiva da monoparesia do membro superior esquerdo (grau 4) (Fig 6). acometendo indivíduos com transtornos psiquiá-tricos, usualmente tratando-se de objetos pequenos [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . Sua ocorrência, seu tratamento e conseqüên-cias despertam interesse desde 1848 quando Phineas Gage sobreviveu a um trauma penetrante por barra de ferro atingindo seu lobo frontal esquerdo, tornando-se um marco no estudo da função do lobo frontal e da localização cerebral ("brain mapping") 4,[20][21][22] .…”
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