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Diplegia due to Transcranial Knife-Blade Injury in a 20-Month-Old Child

Pediatric Neurology Service University Hospital La Paz Madrid, Spain, ipcastroviejo{at}terra.es

Samuel Ignacio Pascual-Pascual, MD,PhD

Pediatric Neurology Service University Hospital La Paz Madrid, Spain

Juan Viano, MD

Imaging Unit Sanatorio Nuestra Señora del Rosario Madrid, Spain

Transcranial stab wounds are uncommon among both adults and adolescents and rarely occur in children, particularly when caused by another child. A 20-month-old girl was injured by a 3-year-old cousin, who introduced a knife blade into the brain through the left parietal region. The trajectory of the wound penetrated at least 5 cm, crossed the falx cerebri, and involved both motor cortical areas. The clinical sequela was a severe symmetric spastic diplegia. (J Child Neurol 2006;21:340—341; DOI 10.2310/7010.2006.00065).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 21, No. 4, 340-341 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210040501


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