RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intracranial penetrating injuries via the optic canal.
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1163
OP 1165
VO 19
IS 6
A1 S Matsumoto
A1 K Hasuo
A1 A Mizushima
A1 F Mihara
A1 M Fukui
A1 T Shirouzu
A1 K Masuda
YR 1998
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/6/1163.abstract
AB Two cases of intracranial penetration of a plastic or wooden chopstick via the optic canal are described. CT scans showed the chopsticks as linear hypodense structures in the suprasellar cistern contiguous with the optic canal. In one case, MR imaging was performed, which clearly depicted the foreign body and adjacent brain structures. Although they are extremely rare, transorbital intracranial penetrating injuries via the optic canal require physicians' awareness.