<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Reported cases of knif...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Reported cases of knife injuries to the head in children are rare. Here we describe a case of pediatric penetrating brain injury by knife (PPBIK) and review literature. The patient’s parents were informed that non-identifying information from the case would be submitted for publication, and they provided consent.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Case Presentation: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A 3</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">year-old boy presented to our emergen</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">c</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">y department with a knife penetrating the front of his head during play. Neurologic examination was normal. Radiograph in lateral view demonstrated a metallic knife entering frontal bone. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed small hemorrhage around the foreign body recognized, accompanied </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">by</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> small pneumocephalus. The knife was surgically removed and the dura was closed. He was discharged home after the surgery with normal neurological status.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Only four cases of PPBIK have been reported in the literature. The adequate management of these types of injuries requires a correct neuroradiological evaluation</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.展开更多
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background:</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Reported cases of knife injuries to the head in children are rare. Here we describe a case of pediatric penetrating brain injury by knife (PPBIK) and review literature. The patient’s parents were informed that non-identifying information from the case would be submitted for publication, and they provided consent.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Case Presentation: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A 3</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">year-old boy presented to our emergen</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">c</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">y department with a knife penetrating the front of his head during play. Neurologic examination was normal. Radiograph in lateral view demonstrated a metallic knife entering frontal bone. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed small hemorrhage around the foreign body recognized, accompanied </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">by</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> small pneumocephalus. The knife was surgically removed and the dura was closed. He was discharged home after the surgery with normal neurological status.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Only four cases of PPBIK have been reported in the literature. The adequate management of these types of injuries requires a correct neuroradiological evaluation</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.
