Penetrating intracranial injury from a pencil in a pediatric patient: illustrative case
Pencils are rare causes of intracranial injury in children. Definitive vascular imaging prior to pencil removal to rule out vascular injury and minimize the risk of hemorrhage after removal is recommended. Intraoperative irrigation and debridement, followed by antibiotics, are recommended to avoid abscess formation. Follow-up vascular imaging is recommended to rule out pseudoaneurysm. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24494.
Authors
- Kristen Marciniuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-775X)
- Lissa Peeling
- Syed Uzair Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-6534)
- Braeden D. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-8623)
- Michael Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-2620)
- Eva Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1502-0915)
- Patrick Toyota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3164-3218)
- Nicole Coote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-4065)
- Hsuan Ming Su
Institutions
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24494
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00