Pediatric gunshot penetrating head injury: a case report with 2-year follow-up
| Main Authors: | Tandean, Steven; Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Risfandi, Marsal; Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Japardi, Iskandar; Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
, 2018
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http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1472 http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1472/1205 |
Daftar Isi:
- Gunshot is a rare subset of penetrating head injury, and generally the victim dies before arriving at the hospital. This paper reported a case of an intracranial gunshot injury in a 12 year-old boy that was shot by his friend, whose primary intention was to play around, using a revolver. A missile projectile penetrated from mid frontal and came out from right occipital. Vital signs were stable with GCS 8 from physical examination. A rational management strategy should permit a good outcome. The only complications that occured were hydrocephalus, yet it was managed by VP–shunt. Skull defect was closed using titanium mesh. A two-year follow-up showed a good result. The patient was able to do daily activity and back to school again.