Open traumatic brain injury by nail gun resulting in a persistent vegetative state

Neurology. 2016 Apr 5;86(14):1358-1359. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002549.

Authors

Jayesh P Thawani¹, Timothy H Lucas²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. [email protected].
² From the Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Decompressive Craniectomy
Foreign Bodies
Head Injuries, Penetrating / complications*
Head Injuries, Penetrating / diagnostic imaging
Head Injuries, Penetrating / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Persistent Vegetative State / etiology*
Radiography