Non-Surgical Management and Partial Recovery of a 19-Year-Old with Low-Speed Transorbital Penetrating Brain Injury

27 November 2024 : Case report Belgium

Unusual clinical course, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Martin Moïse^12ABEF*, Frédérique Depierreux^34E, Laurent Médart^2AE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943995

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943995

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Table 1. Summary of involved anatomical regions and their injured or undamaged components alongside the penetrating course of the injury.

Anatomical region	Structure	Relevant injured content and normal function
Orbit
Superior orbital fissure
Middle fossa	Meckel’s cave
Posterior fossa	Pre-pontic cistern
	Pons
	Middle cerebellar peduncle	(superior, inferior and deep fasciculi)
	Cerebellar hemisphere


^# Incomplete recovery. CN – cranial nerve; CN II – optic nerve; CN III – common oculomotor nerve; CN IV – trochlear nerve; CN V – trigeminal nerve; CN V1 – ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve; CN V2 – maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve; CN V3 – mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve; CN VI – nerve; ICA – internal carotid artery.

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