Abstract

PRADERE PENSADO, Juan Carlos; GARCIA GOMEZ, Alberto; PADRON VALDES, Froilán  and  COCA MACHADO, Juan Luis. Patient with terminal ballistics lesions. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2016, vol.55, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.

A 25-year-old male patient is received with a closed vascular lesion caused by a low-speed gunshot to the mouth and neck area, which provoked a stroke 48 hours after the lesion due to the right carotid artery thrombotic occlusion expressed by left hemiparesis. The patient received surgical treatment and was discharged with the previously mentioned neurologic deficit. He continued treatment in a rehabilitation center. This subject was reviewed from the occurrence of this case.

Keywords : ballistics; firearm lesions; head; face; neck; vascular lesion.

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