Unusual self-inflicted penetrating craniocerebral injury by a nail

Shenoy, S.N.; Raja, A.

Neurology India 51(3): 411-413

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3886
PMID: 14652458
Document Number: 558365
Penetrating injuries of the brain caused by a nail are rare. An interesting case of a patient with schizophrenia who attempted suicide by a self-inflicted penetrating intracranial injury using a nail is reported here. The literature related to this unusual case is reviewed.

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