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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 51
| Issue : 3 | Page : 411--413 |
Unusual self-inflicted penetrating craniocerebral injury by a nail
SN Shenoy, A Raja
Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal - 576119, Udupi, India
Correspondence Address:
S N Shenoy
Department of Neurosurgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal - 576119, Udupi
India
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PMID: 14652458 
Penetrating injuries of the brain caused by a nail are rare. An interesting case of a patient with schizophrenia who attempted suicide by a self-inflicted penetrating intracranial injury using a nail is reported here. The literature related to this unusual case is reviewed.
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