Recurrent Self-inflicted Craniocerebral Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Br J Neurosurg

Specialty Neurosurgery

Date 2000 Oct 3

PMID 11013630

Citations 6

Authors

B S Musa

B A Simpson

R H Hatfield

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Abstract

Self-inflicted craniocerebral injuries have been reported exclusively in mentally disturbed patients and criminals. We report a 28-year-old man with a severe mental disorder who initially hammered a nail into his brain and subsequently repeatedly inserted foreign objects into his brain. The literature is reviewed and the surgical and psychiatric management discussed.

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