Survival after a penetrating injury traversing midbrain – case report

Abstract

Penetrating civilian shrapnel injuries to brainstem are quite uncommon, but invariably fatal. We report a rare case of a child who survived following shrapnel injury to tectum of midbrain.

Key words:

• nonfatal schrapnel injury
• traumatic Perinaud's syndrome
• penetrating injury brain

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.