Medical Journal of Indonesia
Vol 26, No 4 (2017): December

Pediatric gunshot penetrating head injury: a case report with 2-year follow-up

Tandean, Steven ( Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan)
Risfandi, Marsal ( Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan)
Japardi, Iskandar ( Department of Neurosurgery, Universitas Sumatera Utara, H. Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Feb 2018

Abstract

Gunshot is a rare subset of penetrating head injury, and generally the victim dies before arriving at the hospital. This paper reported a case of an intracranial gunshot injury in a 12 year-old boy that was shot by his friend, whose primary intention was to play around, using a revolver. A missile projectile penetrated from mid frontal and came out from right occipital. Vital signs were stable with GCS 8 from physical examination. A rational management strategy should permit a good outcome. The only complications that occured were hydrocephalus, yet it was managed by VP–shunt. Skull defect was closed using titanium mesh. A two-year follow-up showed a good result. The patient was able to do daily activity and back to school again.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MJI

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

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This quarterly medical journal is an official scientific journal of the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia in collaboration with German-Indonesian Medical Association (DIGM) Indexed in: IMSEAR; CAB Abstracts; Global Health; HINARI; DOAJ; DRJI; Google Scholar; JournalTOCs; Ulrichsweb Global ...