HighlightsThis nail impalement injury to the brain was self-inflicted by a mentally challenged person who presented in a non-neurosurgical centre.After clinical assessment and limited investigations, a burr hole adjoining the nail was made by the orthopaedic team to loosen the nail and to carry out a successful extraction.The patient’s headache resolved swiftly and his limb weakness recovered fully by four months.
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