A Case of Intracranial Wooden Foreign Body: Mimicking Pneumocephalus.
10.13004/kjnt.2016.12.2.144
- Author:
Dong Han KIM
1
;
Eun Suk PARK
;
Han Yu SEONG
;
Jun Bum PARK
;
Soon Chan KWON
;
Hong Bo SIM
;
In Uk LYO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. esparkns@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign bodies;
Pneumocephalus;
Wood
- MeSH:
Brain;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Foreign Bodies*;
Headache;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pneumocephalus*;
Radiography;
Wood;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
2016;12(2):144-147
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Intracranial wooden foreign bodies are rare. In addition, such objects are difficult to identify with conventional radiographic techniques, such as X-ray radiography or brain computed tomography. A 48-year-old man presented to our emergency room with a headache. Even though he had a history of trauma, he had no external wounds and showed no neurological deficits at the initial examination. He was initially diagnosed with trauma-related pneumocephalus. He developed a delayed intracranial infection and underwent surgery to remove the wooden foreign body. The present case illustrates the necessity for special attention to patients suspected of having pneumocephalus with a rare presentation during the initial examination. Early surgical removal of the intracranial foreign body is necessary to prevent complications.
