Pen injury: a rare complication

D J Loes; W R Smoker; A H Menezes

doi:10.1016/0887-8994(87)90055-5

Pen injury: a rare complication

Pediatr Neurol. 1987 Jan-Feb;3(1):44-7. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(87)90055-5.

Authors

D J Loes¹, W R Smoker, A H Menezes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Iowa City.

PMID: 3334008
DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(87)90055-5

Abstract

An 18-month-old male sustained an intra-oral injury after falling on a pen. The internal carotid artery was occluded without evident neurologic deficit. The pen tip was surgically removed from the cerebellum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery Injuries*
Carotid Artery Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Cerebellum / injuries*
Cerebral Angiography
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant
Male
Subtraction Technique
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Penetrating / diagnostic imaging*