Pediatric gunshot penetrating head injury: a case report with 2-year follow-up

  • Steven Tandean Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan
  • Marsal Risfandi Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan
  • Iskandar Japardi Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13181/mji.v26i4.1472
Keywords: gunshot penetrating head injury, pediatric
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Abstract

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 VPâshunt. 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.

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Published
2018-02-14
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Tandean S, Risfandi M, Japardi I. Pediatric gunshot penetrating head injury: a case report with 2-year follow-up. Med J Indones [Internet]. 2018Feb.14 [cited 2024Apr.24];26(4):302-6. Available from: http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1472
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Vol. 26 No. 4 (2017): December
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Case Report/Series

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