Report of 5 case of penetrating brain injury and review of literature
CHEN Zhenggang
ZHOU Jian
WANG Zizhen
YANG Kun
DING Hui
Abstract：Objective To summarize the experience in treating penetrating brain injury (PBJ). Method A retrospective analysis of 5 patients with PBJ treated in our hospital and review of the literature related to PBJ were performed. Results All the patients were recovered well without complications such as intracranial infection, hemorrhage and epilepsy. Activities of daily living scores were over 95 points in all the patients. Conclusions The characteristics of the penetrating object and the way through which it penetrated the brain should be well understood. The surgical approaches should be subtly designed before the operation, and injured brain tissues or foreign objects should be thoroughly evacuated through the non-functional area. The skull base reconstruction and preventative use of antibiotics in the peri-operative period also is very important for the rehabilitation of PBJ patients.
Keywords：Penetrating brain injuryMicrosurgerySkull base reconstructionIntracranial infection
Publication Date：2019-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 341-344 )