Posterior fossa penetrating traumatic brain injury from military blast: illustrative case
Military posterior fossa pTBI presents unique challenges related to blast mechanisms. Effective management requires early angiography for suspicion of vascular injury and meticulous microsurgical technique, even in resource-constrained environments where a one-stage, comprehensive approach to treatment may be valuable. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25563.
Authors
- Vadym Perepelytsia
- Jeffrey Michael Breton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7125-8303)
- Stefan T. Prvulovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4955-7696)
- Bohdan Sirko
- Rostyslav Malyi
- Rocco A. Armonda
- Andrii Sirko
- Cameron J. Sabet
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- Regional Clinical Hospital named after II Mechnikov (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case25563
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00