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Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Diagnostic Radiology.

Abstract

Background: Falling from height is a common condition that can occur in different age groups. Many types of injuries can occur due to it, such as skull fractures. Skull penetrating foreign bodies (other than fire arm injuries and explosives) are generally uncommon. Penetrating blunt objects is rare. CT is a useful modality in diagnosis of head trauma in general and in diagnosis of penetrating foreign bodies especially. Unlike magnetic resonance imaging which is useful in special cases of head trauma with a penetrating foreign body.
Case Report: We present a case in which a child presented at Sohag University hospital with falling from a height less than 2 meters causing penetration of the frontal bone of the skull by a stone on the land, which is a very rare presentation. The patient presented with scalp bleeding, post-concussion and disturbed conscious level. Vital signs were normal. A Computed Tomography scan (Multislice CT – 8 slices) of the skull was done with 3D reformatted images.
Conclusion: Head trauma from penetrating objects (other than knife stapes or fire arm injuries) is uncommon. Blunt object penetration is very uncommon. It can be serious or even fatal. CT is the best imaging modality for diagnosis of such lesions.  Metallic artifacts can be a limitation of their role. Although the finding is almost diagnostic, still the history and clinical finding is the key for diagnosis as the shape and density of the stone in some sections could be similar to ivory osteoma.

DOI

10.21608/svuijm.2022.167431.1430

Keywords

Computed tomography, Picture Archiving & Communication System (PACS), three dimensional (3D)

Authors

First Name

Ahmad Mokhtar

Last Name

Abodahab

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Affiliation

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine , Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

Email

dr.ahmadabodahab@gmail.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

0000-0002-9104-2374

First Name

Ebtsam Ahmed Mohammed

Last Name

Abdelbary

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Affiliation

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine , Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

Email

ebtsamabdelbary@gmail.com

City

Sohag

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Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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35538

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2022-10-06

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

397

Page End

405

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2735-427X

Online ISSN

2636-3402

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1,524

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SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences

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Skull Penetrating Stone due to falling from height: A Case Report

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23 Jan 2023