Abstract
A case is presented of bilateral injury to the trigeminal and abducens nerves following closed head trauma in which the patient survived crushing of the head by a heavy, large-diameter pipe. Bilateral trigeminal and unilateral abducens neuropathies persisted for more than 1 year. These unusual findings are discussed in regard to localization and possible mechanisms of injury. The effects of this type of low-velocity, crushing head injury are compared and contrasted with those of acceleration-decleration head injuries.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 508-511 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of neurosurgery |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 1979 |