Abstract

VIRUEZ-SOTO, José Antonio et al. PENETRATING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2021, vol.27, n.1, pp.43-46. ISSN 1726-8958.

Trauma brain injury has relevance at the global level, with worldwide estimated incidence of 200 cases per 100 000 people, also generating a significant burden to the health system in Latin America. The aim of this document is to describe the successful experience in a Trauma Center in the management of a patient with penetrating brain trauma injury secondary to a "low speed" object, a screwdriver, in addition a concise review about the current related literature is performed.

Keywords : Brain trauma injury; perforation; foreign body.

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