Recurrent self-inflicted craniocerebral injury: case report and review of the literature

Br J Neurosurg. 1997 Dec;11(6):564-9. doi: 10.1080/02688699745745.

Abstract

Self-inflicted craniocerebral injuries have been reported exclusively in mentally disturbed patients and criminals. We report a 28-year-old man with a severe mental disorder who initially hammered a nail into his brain and subsequently repeatedly inserted foreign objects into his brain. The literature is reviewed and the surgical and psychiatric management discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Brain Injuries / psychology
  • Brain Injuries / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / psychology
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Frontal Lobe / injuries
  • Frontal Lobe / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / diagnosis*
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / surgery
  • Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis*
  • Wounds, Penetrating / psychology
  • Wounds, Penetrating / surgery