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Although less common than closed head trauma, penetrating head trauma carry a worse prognosis. We received three unusual cases of penetrating head injuries whose prognosis was different according to clinical presentation and initial management of the patient.
Treatment of penetrating head trauma aims at controlling bleeding, controlling intracranial pressure and preventing infections. Despite the efforts made by national authorities as well as the adequate management in hospitals, penetrating head injuries are still frequent with significant mortality and morbidity.
Penetrating head trauma PHT includes all traumatic brain injuries which are not the result of a blunt mechanism [ 1 ]. Although less prevalent than closed head trauma, PHT carries a worse prognosis [ 2 ].
PHT is still common in our country because of road traffic accidents, physical assault by non-missile, low-velocity objects. It represents a rare pathology among civilians, with better outcome because of more localized injury [ 2 , 3 ] and is usually caused by violence, accidents, or even suicide attempts [ 4 , 5 ].
