[A case of blast injury of the brain]

Cases of craniocerebral injuries associated with foreign body penetration into the cranial cavity are not frequent in peacetime. The reported case was that of shot wound of the head caused by a steel pin used in construction works. The foreign body penetrated into the cranial cavity through the right eyeball and across the brain to the occipital lobe. The foreign body was not removed, and after 34 days in hospital the patient was discharged home with only a slight neurological deficit, i.e. low-grade paresis of his left foot. No remote complications were observed during 4 years of follow-up.