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Ullah Z, Ur Rehman M, Akbar A, Tasneem S, Jadoon SK. Unidentified Intracranial Foreign Body in an Epileptic Child: Infanticide or Child Abuse? Cureus 2023; 15:e47167. [PMID: 38022250 PMCID: PMC10652028 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Although intracranial foreign bodies are typically associated with penetrating injuries or surgical interventions, they can also occur as a result of rare instances of child abuse. Enduring such abuse and neglect as an infant can lead to life-long neurological problems, developmental delays, and impairments. The present case involved a 14-year-old male adolescent who was brought to the emergency room due to recurrent generalized tonic seizures. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a ring-like metallic object within the right temporal lobe. The neurosurgeon declined the surgical removal of the object due to its position and orientation, as well as the patient's guardian's refusal to consent to surgery. Instead, drug treatment and care are advised. In infants, foreign objects are typically inserted through cranial sutures, fontanelles and less frequently into the orbits, often with the intention of harming unwanted children. However, no history of such an attempt is present in this case. The incidental discovery of intracranial foreign bodies typically occurs during investigations when patients present with neurological symptoms such as epileptic seizures (foreign body-induced epilepsy). The selection of an ideal treatment regimen is often challenging in such cases. If a patient can be effectively treated with drugs, surgical removal is usually avoided.
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- Emergency and Accident, District Headquarter Jehlum, Muzaffarabad, PAK
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- Public Health Sciences, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, PAK
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Lehner L, Czeibert K. Intracerebral foreign body: A needle in a dog's brain. VETERINARY RECORD CASE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/vrc2.537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- László Lehner
- Fuziovet Referral Veterinary Clinic and Hospital Budapest Hungary
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Shim YS. Incidentally Detected Intracranial Sewing Needle in an Adult: Case Report. Korean J Neurotrauma 2022; 18:95-97. [PMID: 35557641 PMCID: PMC9064760 DOI: 10.13004/kjnt.2022.18.e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Yu Shik Shim
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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Dabbour AH, Tan S, Kim SH, Guild SJ, Heppner P, McCormick D, Wright BE, Leung D, Gallichan R, Budgett D, Malpas SC. The Safety of Micro-Implants for the Brain. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:796203. [PMID: 34955740 PMCID: PMC8695845 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.796203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Technological advancements in electronics and micromachining now allow the development of discrete wireless brain implantable micro-devices. Applications of such devices include stimulation or sensing and could enable direct placement near regions of interest within the brain without the need for electrode leads or separate battery compartments that are at increased risk of breakage and infection. Clinical use of leadless brain implants is accompanied by novel risks, such as migration of the implant. Additionally, the encapsulation material of the implants plays an important role in mitigating unwanted tissue reactions. These risks have the potential to cause harm or reduce the service of life of the implant. In the present study, we have assessed post-implantation tissue reaction and migration of borosilicate glass-encapsulated micro-implants within the cortex of the brain. Twenty borosilicate glass-encapsulated devices (2 × 3.5 × 20 mm) were implanted into the parenchyma of 10 sheep for 6 months. Radiographs were taken directly post-surgery and at 3 and 6 months. Subsequently, sheep were euthanized, and GFAP and IBA-1 histological analysis was performed. The migration of the implants was tracked by reference to two stainless steel screws placed in the skull. We found no significant difference in fluoroscopy intensity of GFAP and a small difference in IBA-1 between implanted tissue and control. There was no glial scar formation found at the site of the implant’s track wall. Furthermore, we observed movement of up to 4.6 mm in a subset of implants in the first 3 months of implantation and no movement in any implant during the 3–6-month period of implantation. Subsequent histological analysis revealed no evidence of a migration track or tissue damage. We conclude that the implantation of this discrete micro-implant within the brain does not present additional risk due to migration.
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- Abdel-Hameed Dabbour
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Brain Research, Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Faisal MJ, Wajid MY, Shahid M, Anwar MH, Aamer H. An Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body in a Child as a Result of Unintentional Firearm Injury. Cureus 2021; 13:e16757. [PMID: 34476133 PMCID: PMC8403460 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Aerial firing is often used as a form of riot control, but also in certain parts of the world as a celebratory act, often resulting in unintentional injury and/or death. It is uncommon for a patient to walk into an emergency room, seemingly comfortable, only to discover an intracranial foreign body. We report a case of a child who was struck by a stray bullet that pierced his skull through a small entry wound and lodged itself in the falx cerebri. The patient remained asymptomatic and no intervention was required. We wish to highlight the importance of imaging techniques in patients with small wounds who are otherwise asymptomatic as well as point out the salient features regarding stray bullet injuries.
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- Surgery, Fauji Foundation Hospital (FFH), Rawalpindi, PAK
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- Surgery, Foundation University Medical College, Rawalpindi, PAK
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Abed Alla S, Locatelli A, Losio S, Allevi G. Surgical removal of a sewing needle penetrated through the foramen lacerum into a canine brain. J Small Anim Pract 2021; 63:78-81. [PMID: 34109622 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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An intracranial metallic foreign body (sewing needle) was diagnosed in an 11-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Clinical evaluation showed drooling and chewing, but an otherwise normal neurological examination. Skull radiographs showed a metallic foreign body extending from the pharynx into the skull. A CT scan confirmed the presence of a foreign body crossing the right foramen lacerum into the brain. The needle was removed surgically with the aid of fluoroscopy.
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- S Abed Alla
- Ospedale Veterinario Città di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Ospedale Veterinario Città di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Ospedale Veterinario Città di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Ospedale Veterinario Città di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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A late onset adult seizure due to intracerebral needle: case-based update. Childs Nerv Syst 2019; 35:593-600. [PMID: 30810856 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Late-onset seizure due to intracerebral needle is a rare entity. Most of them were clinically asymptomatic and rarely presented with seizure. Sewing needles are used in homicidal attempt in infancy or early childhood before the closure of the fontanels. Because of sociologic, politic, and scientific deficiencies subject remained untouched. We tried shedding some light on this ambiguous phenomenon. MATERIAL AND METHODS We report a 54-year-old man who was admitted to our neurosurgery outpatient department with epilepsy due to a sewing needle located in the left frontal lobe of the brain and made extensive literature review. RESULT Patient's physical and neurological examinations were completely normal. All biochemical and hematological tests were normal. Cranial tomography demonstrated a linear density at the left frontal lobe compatible with a sewing needle. Patient was followed-up with antiepileptic treatment with no seizure. Sixty cases from up-to-date literature and past cases were reviewed. Patients' ages differ from 4 days to 70 years. Our review showed four cases treated with antibiotics, 19 patients went to surgery, and others just followed-up with antiepileptic and other drugs. CONCLUSION Literature needs an autopsy series for a more intimate estimation. Due to psychosocial and legitimacy problems, matter should be handled cautiously and law enforcement agencies must be informed. Follow-up with medication is the first line of treatment with asymptomatic patients. Treatment is dictated by clinic onset, physical examination, and patient consent.
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Maghsoudi M, Shahbazzadegan B, Pezeshki A. Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body: An Incidental Finding on Radiography. Trauma Mon 2016; 21:e22206. [PMID: 27626006 PMCID: PMC5003497 DOI: 10.5812/traumamon.22206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction Intracranial needles are rare entities. Intracranial foreign bodies due to non-missile intracranial penetrations are one of the most rarely encountered situations in neurosurgery. Sewing needles are among the more unusual foreign bodies that may be found in the brain. Although uncommon, foreign body cases are important and interesting. Foreign bodies enter the body through trauma or iatrogenic injuries. Needles are mostly inserted through fontanelles, cranial sutures, and more rarely through the orbits in infancy for the purpose of killing unwanted babies. Case Presentation This article presents a case of intracranial foreign body found upon radiography. A 24-year-old female, who two days prior to presentation suffered only once from dizziness, and was otherwise healthy. Conclusions Because this incident may have occurred during the patient’s neonatal period, it may be a case of child abuse. In spite of the very limited number of cases in the literature, having a stepmother, a stepfather, or a babysitter, being the youngest child, or having family members who suffer from psychiatric disorders, (especially if these relatives are responsible for child care), living in a society that allows homicide of children born from extramarital relationships, and being female have been suggested as possible risk factors.
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- School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran
- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Bita Shahbazzadegan, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran. Tel: +98-9144515848, Fax: +98-4515510057, E-mail:
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran
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Minić L, Lepić M, Novaković N, Mandić-Rajčević S. Symptomatic migration of a Kirschner wire into the spinal canal without spinal cord injury: case report. J Neurosurg Spine 2016; 24:291-294. [DOI: 10.3171/2015.5.spine1596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The migration of Kirschner wires (K-wires) is a rare but significant complication of osteosynthesis interventions, and numerous cases of wire migrations have been reported in the literature. Nevertheless, migration into the spinal canal is very rare, with only 10 cases reported thus far. The authors present a case of K-wire migration into the spinal canal, together with a review of the relevant literature.
A 30-year-old male who had suffered a right clavicle fracture in a motorcycle accident was treated with 2 K-wires. Four months after the initial fixation, while he was lifting his child, he experienced short-term pain in his back, numbness in all 4 extremities, followed by a spontaneous decrease in numbness affecting only the ulnar nerve dermatomes bilaterally, and a persistent headache. No urinary incontinence was present.
Simple radiography studies of the cervical spine revealed a wire in the spinal canal, penetrating the T-2 foramen and reaching the contralateral foramen of the same vertebra. Computerized tomography showed the wire positioned in front of the spinal cord. Surgery for wire extraction was performed with the patient under general anesthesia, and he experienced relief of the symptoms immediately after surgery.
This case is unique because the wire caused no damage to the spinal cord but did cause compression-related symptomatology and headache, which have not been reported in osteosynthesis wire migration to the thoracic region.
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- Ljubodrag Minić
- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; and
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; and
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- 2Department of Health Sciences of the University of Milan, International Centre for Rural Health of the University Hospital San Paolo, and Laboratory for Analytical Toxicology and Metabolomics, Milano, Italy
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Cottam EJ, Gannon K. Migration of a sewing needle foreign body into the brainstem of a cat. JFMS Open Rep 2015; 1:2055116915589841. [PMID: 28491366 PMCID: PMC5362849 DOI: 10.1177/2055116915589841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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CASE SUMMARY A 1-year-old, female spayed domestic shorthair cat with a 6 week history of upper respiratory signs and a progressive reluctance to move, which culminated in a right-sided hemiparesis, was found to have a sewing needle foreign body lodged in the brainstem. Surgical extraction of the needle was successful and the cat's neurological deficits resolved over the days to weeks following its removal. RELEVANCE AND NOVEL INFORMATION This case report describes, to our knowledge, the first reported incidence and management of an ingested sewing needle migrating into the central nervous system of a cat.
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- Emily J Cottam
- Emergency and Critical Care Department, Oradell Animal Hospital, Paramus, NJ, USA
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- Emergency and Critical Care Department, Oradell Animal Hospital, Paramus, NJ, USA
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Muneza S, Nduwamariya MJ, Niyonsaba F. Incidentally detected intracranial sewing needle in a child—A case report. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Lakouichmi M, Baïzri H, Mouhsine A, Boukhira A, Akhaddar A. An unusual intracranial metallic foreign bodies and panhypopituitarism. Pan Afr Med J 2014; 19:33. [PMID: 25667695 PMCID: PMC4314151 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.33.3862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A 49 years old man, with a history of aggression at the age of 18 years by a pair of scissors, who consulted for unilateral migraine headaches look straight. Paraclinical explorations concluded that trauma to anterior pituitary by a metallic foreign body from the right nostril to the sella, responsible for panhypopituitarism and sinusitis. The headaches are frequent causes of consultation, often treated symptomatically but rarely explored. The direct trauma to the pituitary gland, by a metallic foreign body, is exceptional. We report the case of neglected panhypopituitarism, discovered 31 years after injury with a pair of scissors.
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- Mohammed Lakouichmi
- Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Avicenne Military Hospital, School of Medicine, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Medical Imaging Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Neurosurgery Department, Avicenne Military Hospital Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
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