RECURRENT SELF-INFLICTED CRANIOCEREBRAL INJURY - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
MUSA BS SIMPSON BA HATFIELD RH
Citation
Bs. Musa et al., RECURRENT SELF-INFLICTED CRANIOCEREBRAL INJURY - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, British journal of neurosurgery, 11(6), 1997, pp. 564-569
Citations number
14
Journal title
British journal of neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02688697
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
564 - 569
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(1997)11:6<564:RSCI-C>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Self-inflicted craniocerebral injuries have been reported exclusively in mentally disturbed patients and criminals. We report a 28-year-old man with a severe mental disorder who initially hammered a nail into h is brain and subsequently repeatedly inserted foreign objects into his brain. The literature is reviewed and the surgical and psychiatric ma nagement discussed.