Two patients with unusual intracranial foreign bodies are presented. I
ntracranial injuries produced by a piece of screwdriver as a wounding
agent have not yet been reported in the literature. In one of our two
cases we had to deal with homicide and in another with accidental self
-inflicted injury. Both patients died, 5 and 14 days, respectively, af
ter successful removal of the foreign body. In both cases death was du
e to brain ischaemia and the resulting oedema secondary to arterial in
jury.