Journals / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 5

Havalı silah yaralanmasına bağlı beyin hasarı: Üç erişkin olgu sunumu

Brain injury due to air gun shot: Report of three adult cases

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473–476
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As cerebrospinal fluid leakage is one of the expected conditions, urgent surgery is usually required.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Air guns (AGs) are arms that use air or another compressed gas to propel a projectile.
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Key Findings & Data:Generally, brain injury may occur in children due to their incomplete skull development; however, the less-resistant and thin region of the skull in adults may also be penetrated by an AG shot.
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Conclusion & Impact:As cerebrospinal fluid leakage is one of the expected conditions, urgent surgery is usually required.
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Abstract

Air guns (AGs) are arms that use air or another compressed gas to propel a projectile. Generally, brain injury may occur in children due to their incomplete skull development; however, the less-resistant and thin region of the skull in adults may also be penetrated by an AG shot. In this paper, we present three adult cases treated in our clinic for brain injury caused by an AG. The first case had brain and skull damage related to the high pressure of the compressed gas, and the others additionally had foreign bodies in their brain. All of the patients were operated. Two were discharged without neurological deficit; the third case had a permanent slight hemiparesis. Average follow-up was 11 months and no abscess formation was observed in this period. AGs are known as low-velocity arms; however, they have the potential to cause brain injury, and brain penetration may occur especially in the relatively less resistant and thin sites of the skull such as the orbit and temporal and occipital bones. As cerebrospinal fluid leakage is one of the expected conditions, urgent surgery is usually required.

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Havalı silahlar basınçlı hava veya diğer gazların kullanılarak hızla boşaltılması ile çalışır. Genellikle kafatası tamamıyla gelişmemiş çocuklarda beyin hasarı görülmekle birlikte erişkinlerde daha az dirençli ve ince bölgelerinden kafatasını delerek beyin hasarına yol açabilir. Bu yazıda, havalı silah yaralanması sonucu beyin hasarı olan ve tedavi edilen üç erişkin olgu sunuldu. İlk olguda yüksek basınçlı gazın etkisine bağlı kafatası ve beyin hasarı, diğer olgularda ek olarak yabancı cisme nedeniyle beyin hasarı saptandı. Tüm olgular ameliyat edildi, iki olgu nörolojik kaybı olmaksızın taburcu edildi, üçüncü olgu hafif hemiparezi ile taburcu edildi. Ortalama 11 aylık izlemde olgularda beyin apsesi gelişimi gözlenmedi. Havalı silahlar düşük hızlı silahlar olarak bilinirler, ancak beyin hasarına neden olabilirler, özellikle ince ve daha az dirençli bölgeler olan orbita, temporal ve oksipital kemikleri delerek beyin hasarına yol açabilirler. Beyin-omurilik sıvısı kaçağı genellikle beklenen bir durum olup acil cerrahi tedavi gereklidir.

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DALGIÇ, A., OKAY, Ö., ERGÜNGÖR, F. M., UÇKUN, Ö., NACAR, O. A., YILDIRIM, A. E. (2010). Havalı silah yaralanmasına bağlı beyin hasarı: Üç erişkin olgu sunumu. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 5, 473–476. https://ajindex.com/articles/324327

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