Presentation
Stabbing.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Penetrating head injury
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Comminuted and depressed right skull fracture with associated thin acute subdural hematoma and small parenchymal hematoma. Few locules of intracranial gas.
Case Discussion
Penetrating head injuries have a worse injury than closed head injuries, with non-missile (i.e. stabbing using various instruments) being less common than missile (i.e. gunshot) penetrating head injuries. The squamous temporal bone, orbit, and anterior cranial fossa floor are relatively weaker areas of the skull and intracranial stabbing injuries are common at these locations.