Knife wound to the posterior fossa in a child

Abstract

Atypical penetrating cranial injuries in children may require the treatment team to take a creative approach to the evaluation and repair of the lesion in order to maximize patient safety and minimize the risk of neurological injury.

Penetrating Intracranial Injury due to Crochet Needle

“…The foreign body could be anything available in the surroundings, e.g. fan blades, needles, bicycle brake handles, spectacle arms, plastic chair glides, chopsticks, wooden bodies, screwdrivers, nail guns, knives, fishing harpoons, electric plugs, plastic hair beads, metal rods, lawn darts, flying wire fragments or pencils [1,3,4,5,6]. Most of the penetrating injuries due to small objects occur due to accidental minor falls onto the common household object rather than the contrary [1].…”