Spontaneous movement of metallic foreign bodies. Case report

J Neurosurg Sci. 1997 Dec;41(4):423-5.

Abstract

We report a case of missile injury to the brain with an unusual complication. The bullet migrated by its mere weight to a distant location through the brain parenchyma after initially lodged in a superficial site. Movement of the bullet was first detected on CT scan and the significance and treatment of this finding is emphasized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
  • Frontal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parietal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull / injuries
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wounds, Gunshot*