Incidentally Diagnosed Intracranial Sewing Needle in an Adult Patient: A Failed Infanticide Attempt?

Pediatr Neurosurg

Neurosurgery Department, Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey.

Published: March 2017

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