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¹Department of Neurosurgery, Çukurova University, School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
²Department of Neurosurgery, Başkent University, Adana, Turkey Missile injuries to the head account for the majority of penetrating wound of the brain. Low-velocity penetrating cranial injuries excluding gunshot wound are seen infrequently in civilian practice. Most cases result from industrial accidents, criminal assaults and self-inflicted injury.

This report deals with an interesting type of craniocerebral trauma and the literature related to these unusual cases is reviewed. Keywords : Foreign bodies, Head injury, Unusual