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Spontaneous movement of metallic foreign bodies. Case report
M Salvati1, L Cervoni, G Rocchi
1Department of Neurosurgery, Mediterranean Neurological Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, IS.
Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences
|April 29, 1998
Abstract:
We report a case of missile injury to the brain with an unusual complication. The bullet migrated by its mere weight to a distant location through the brain parenchyma after initially lodged in a superficial site. Movement of the bullet was first detected on CT scan and the significance and treatment of this finding is emphasized.