A case of gunshot wound of the brain in which the Roentgen rays showed the presence of eight fragments of the bullet : localization by Sweet's method made operation inadvisable : with a description of an improved apparatus for localization of foreign bodies / by W.W. Keen and Wm. M. Sweet.

  • Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932.
Date:
1903
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Credit: A case of gunshot wound of the brain in which the Roentgen rays showed the presence of eight fragments of the bullet : localization by Sweet's method made operation inadvisable : with a description of an improved apparatus for localization of foreign bodies / by W.W. Keen and Wm. M. Sweet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    bromide and have not recurred. He gradually improved, never lost his intelligence, the paralysis diminished, and in the course of three months he was able to get about. Fjo. i. The upper figure is that of a similar bullet to the one causing the accident (weight 29% grains); the lower figure is the sliver removed from under the skin above the wound of entrance (weight, 5% grains). Both are natural size. Status Prcesens. April 9, 1903. There is a small scar just above the right eyebrow. No perceptible aperture in the bone can be felt. There is a little weakness still left in the left leg and foot, as shown by the fact that he balances himself unsteadily upon that foot, whereas Skiagraph showing the eight fragments of the bullet. upon the right one his balauce is good. There is also some increased knee-jerk in the left leg, both with and without reinforcement. The patient’s friends in England had consulted both Sir Frederick