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Introduction: Penetrating head injuries are becoming more and more frequent in nowadays socity, therefore, the neurosurgeon should be prepared to deal with. We must stick at rigid surgical protocols. Case: A young male patient stabbed on his face was admitted in the emergency unit of our hospital. He was disoriented and hemiparetic with a knife inside the skull shown by image examns. Patient was sent to the operating room where the neurosurgeon proceeded to remove the knife, under controlled conditions and hemostasis. A brain fistula was closed and the patient was sent to the Intensive Care Unit in the postoperative period. Tomographic control showed no bleeding. Eventually, he was discharged in good condition after 12 days with complete reversal of hemiparesis, without infection or fistula. Discusion: Tomographic imaging and angiography are useful tools for the neurosurgeon, who needs key information to prevent surgical complications and neurologic sequelae when dealing with patients who suffered penetrating head trauma. Keywords: Trauma, head, penetrating.
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