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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1988;17(3): 455-462. |
Clinical Analysis of Gun Shot and Explosive Injuried Patients of the Brain. |
Won Bong Kang, Ki Won Sung, Seung Kun Seo, Dae Whan Kim, Jong Oh Lee, Chang Jin Kim, Sun Ho Kim, Jong Chul Lee |
Department of Neurosurgery, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
A series of 24 cases of gun shot and explosive injuried patients of the brain is analyzed according to causes, types, operability, the relation between Glasgow coma scale(GCS) and operative mortality, associated injuries, complications and sequelae. The authors notice that gun shot and explosive injury of the brain are more worse than blunt head trauma because of injury mechanism by itself. |
Key Words:
Gun shot; Explosive injury; Blunt head trauma |
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