Management outcome of a patient with a self-inflicted multiple intracranial nail impalement in a tertiary hospital in Uyo: illustrative case
Multiple intracranial nail impalement injuries, although life-threatening, can be treated with excellent outcome following prompt treatment, meticulous surgical technique, and appropriate duration of antibiotics. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25103.
Authors
- Ned Michael Ndafia
- Nsese Udeme
- Ernest Joseph Barthélemy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4001-9342)
- Ubong U. Ekpene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8761-0068)
- Timothy Eyo Nottidge
- Enono E. Uduehe
- Uyi Usoro
Institutions
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case25103
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00