Penetrating spinal cord injury caused by a Needlefish: A case report and review of Needlefish trauma to the head and neck

Tran Hoang Manh; Nicholas S. Szuflita; Vo Van Thanh; Chris J. Neal

doi:10.1016/j.inat.2020.100752

Penetrating spinal cord injury caused by a Needlefish: A case report and review of Needlefish trauma to the head and neck

Tran Hoang Manh, Nicholas S. Szuflita^*, Vo Van Thanh, Chris J. Neal

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Abstract

Needlefish are predatory schooling fish with long slender jaws that have been known to leap out of the surface of the water at high speeds. There are multiple documented instances of Needlefish causing injury to humans, and these injuries can be more severe than their external appearance would indicate. There are few cases of penetrating head or neck trauma caused by these fish, however, and the following is the first known report of a partial spinal cord injury caused by a Needlefish and illustrates the benefits of prompt neurosurgical intervention and antibiotic prophylaxis.

Original language	English
Article number	100752
Journal	Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2020.100752
State	Published - Sep 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Needlefish
Penetrating
Spinal Cord Injury

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