Penetrating orbitocranial injury: a review of the literature and a case report of injury by a watercolor brush in a 3-year-old child

Rzaev D.A.; Danilin V.E.; Letyagin G.V.; Istomina T.K.; Chishchina N.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/neiro201781277-87

Rzaev D.A.

Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

SPIN RSCI: 8711-4097
Scopus AuthorID: 57215895381
ORCID: 0000-0002-1209-8960

Danilin V.E.

Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

Letyagin G.V.

Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

Istomina T.K.

Federal Center of Neurosurgery, Novosibirsk, Russia

Chishchina N.V.

Federal Center of Neurosurgery, Novosibirsk, Russia

Penetrating orbitocranial injury: a review of the literature and a case report of injury by a watercolor brush in a 3-year-old child

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Rzaev D.A., Danilin V.E., Letyagin G.V., Istomina T.K., Chishchina N.V.

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Journal: Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2017;81(2): 77‑87

DOI: 10.17116/neiro201781277-87

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Rzaev DA, Danilin VE, Letyagin GV, Istomina TK, Chishchina NV. Penetrating orbitocranial injury: a review of the literature and a case report of injury by a watercolor brush in a 3-year-old child. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2017;81(2):77‑87. (In Russ., In Engl.)
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Abstract:

We present a rare case of orbitocranial penetrating injury by a watercolor brush in a 3-year-old child. Injuries of this localization can affect important orbital structures (eyeball, blood vessels, nerves, muscles) and cause severe intracranial damages. In some cases, diagnosis of these injuries in children may be difficult due to the lack of marked clinical manifestations. The presented clinical case illustrates the approaches for choosing methods for diagnosis of injury in childhood and subsequent treatment options.

Keywords:

orbitocranial penetrating injury

foreign body

watercolor brush

traumatic brain injury

Authors:

Rzaev D.A.

Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

SPIN RSCI: 8711-4097
Scopus AuthorID: 57215895381
ORCID: 0000-0002-1209-8960

Danilin V.E.

Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

Letyagin G.V.

Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russia

Istomina T.K.

Federal Center of Neurosurgery, Novosibirsk, Russia

Chishchina N.V.

Federal Center of Neurosurgery, Novosibirsk, Russia

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