Abstract
A 24-year-old man had a massive right cerebral infarction after occlusion of the middle cerebral artery trunk by a shotgun pellet that embolized from the heart during external cardiac massage for cardiac arrest. The cerebral infarct was followed by massive edema, uncal herniation, and death.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cerebral Angiography
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Cerebral Arteries / injuries
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Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebral Infarction / etiology
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Foreign Bodies / complications*
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Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
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Heart Massage / adverse effects
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Heart*
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Humans
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Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
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Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / etiology*
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Male
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Wounds, Gunshot / complications*
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Wounds, Gunshot / diagnostic imaging