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Intracranial nail-sets

An unusual self-inflicted foreign body case report

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This is a case report of a man who attempted suicide by methodically driving two large nail-sets into his brain. He was treated succesfully by extraction of the foreign body, local debridement without extensive intracerebral debridement, and antibiotic therapy.

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  1. J. L. Fox

    Present address: The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C., USA

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  1. Neurosurgical Section of the Veterans Administration Hospital, USA

    J. L. Fox & J. W. Branch

  2. The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C., USA

    J. W. Branch

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Fox, J.L., Branch, J.W. Intracranial nail-sets. Acta neurochir 24, 315–318 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405415

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