%0 Journal Article
%T Pediatric gunshot penetrating head injury: a case report with 2-year follow-up
%A Iskandar Japardi
%A Marsal Risfandi
%A Steven Tandean
%J -
%D 2017
%R https://doi.org/10.13181/mji.v26i4.1472
%X Gunshot is a rare subset of penetrating head injury, and generally the victim dies before arriving at the hospital. This paper reported a case of an intracranial gunshot injury in a 12 year-old boy that was shot by his friend, whose primary intention was to play around, using a revolver. A missile projectile penetrated from mid frontal and came out from right occipital. Vital signs were stable with GCS 8 from physical examination. A rational management strategy should permit a good outcome. The only complications that occured were hydrocephalus, yet it was managed by VP¨Cshunt. Skull defect was closed using titanium mesh. A two-year follow-up showed a good result. The patient was able to do daily activity and back to school again
%K gunshot penetrating head injury
%K pediatric
%U http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1472