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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