Disabling Orthostatic Headache after Penetrating Stonemason Pencil Injury to the Sacral Region
Joint Authors
Brembilla, Carlo
Gritti, Paolo
Costi, Emanuele
Dorelli, Gianluigi
Moretti, Elena
Bernucci, Claudio
Lanterna, Luigi Andrea
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Penetrating injuries to the spine, although less common than motor vehicle accidents and falls, are important causes of injury to the spinal cord.
They are essentially of two varieties: gunshot or stab wounds.
Gunshot injuries to the spine are more commonly described.
Stab wounds are usually inflicted by knife or other sharp objects.
Rarer objects causing incidental spinal injuries include glass fragments, wood pieces, chopsticks, nailguns, and injection needles.
Just few cases of penetrating vertebral injuries caused by pencil are described.
The current case concerns a 42-year-old man with an accidental penetrating stonemason pencil injury into the vertebral canal without neurological deficit.
After the self-removal of the foreign object the patient complained of a disabling orthostatic headache.
The early identification and treatment of the intracranial hypotension due to the posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sacral fistulae were mandatory to avoid further neurological complications.
In the current literature acute pattern of intracranial hypotension immediately after a penetrating injury of the vertebral column has never been reported.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brembilla, Carlo& Lanterna, Luigi Andrea& Gritti, Paolo& Costi, Emanuele& Dorelli, Gianluigi& Moretti, Elena…[et al.]. 2015. Disabling Orthostatic Headache after Penetrating Stonemason Pencil Injury to the Sacral Region. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058475
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brembilla, Carlo…[et al.]. Disabling Orthostatic Headache after Penetrating Stonemason Pencil Injury to the Sacral Region. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058475
American Medical Association (AMA)
Brembilla, Carlo& Lanterna, Luigi Andrea& Gritti, Paolo& Costi, Emanuele& Dorelli, Gianluigi& Moretti, Elena…[et al.]. Disabling Orthostatic Headache after Penetrating Stonemason Pencil Injury to the Sacral Region. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058475
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058475