Penetrating craniocerebral injury by chopsticks in a Japanese boy confirmed by combined brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Penetrating craniofacial injuries by chopsticks rarely occur in children living in Oriental societies.1 –3 In many cases, the penetrating accident is caused by accidentally holding chopsticks in their hands and can be identified based on the stab wound in their face.1–3 Here we report a case with the difficult diagnosis of a transorbital penetrating intracranial injury in a child because of a mino r stab wound.

Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - February 28, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Hiromune Narusawa, Keiichi Koizumi, Fumikazu Sano, Hideaki Yagasaki, Takaya Nakane Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research