Spontaneous migration of a bullet in the cerebrum.
Can SezerMurat Goktenİnan GezginAykut SezerAli Burak BinbogaMehmet OnayPublished in: Journal of surgical case reports (2021)
Herein, we report the case of a 32-year-old man who experienced spontaneous migration of a bullet within the brain following a gunshot injury. Emergent computed tomography revealed the bullet located in the posterosuperior side of mesencephalon. During follow-up after 10 days, the neurological status of the patient had worsened. Computed tomography revealed that the bullet had migrated posteriorly and lodged in the occipital lobe. Although a few studies have reported on the spontaneous migration of a bullet within the brain, the present case is unique as the patient examination changed with migration. We recommend serial imaging and surgery in cases of bullet migration in the brain.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- resting state
- white matter
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- case report
- cerebral ischemia
- single cell
- functional connectivity
- high resolution
- multiple sclerosis
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass
- blood brain barrier
- image quality
- surgical site infection