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 …

A 38-year-old man fell from a chair with a chopstick in his hand. The chopstick penetrated
his left eye. He noticed pain, swelling, and numbness around his left eye. On physical …

Two unusual cases of perforating oculocerebral trauma by foreign bodies treated surgically
are reported. Both were caused by industrial accidents. In the first a nail shot from a nail gun …

A 19-year-old man presented with a penetrating orbital foreign body. Preoperative
evaluation established involvement of the middle cranial fossa and right internal carotid …

A 9-year-old boy suffered intracerebral penetration by a stick driven into his right orbit.
Diagnosis was obtained by cranial computed tomography (CT), and this test directed …

Three cases of transorbital penetrating trauma to the frontal lobe are reported. These cases
are remarkable in that minimal ocular trauma was incurred and excellent vision was …

Transorbital penetrating brain injury is rare during this time of peace. In our paper, we
reported seven cases of these injuries and discussed the mechanism and treatment of …

A one-year-old boy presented with orbitocranial penetrating injury by a chopstick.
Neurological examination did not reveal abnormal findings. Skull radiography did not reveal …

BACKGROUND: A transorbital intracranial injury with a wooden foreign body can be very
difficult to diagnose and manage. The orbit forms an easy path for low-velocity foreign …

An inebriated 86-year-old man impaled himself on a wooden earpick that penetrated
through the superior orbital fissure into the prepontine cistern. The patient underwent …