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case_images: The patient's gross appearance in the emergency room.
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case_images: F1
case_images: Every vital sign was within normal range [Figure 1].
case_images: Computed tomography image of the brain in sagittal view demonstrating a metallic object within the cranium.
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case_images: F2
case_images: Injury to the major vessel, such as the superior sagittal sinus, was unexpected because a plain CT scan already done at a peripheral hospital did not reveal a significant amount of intracranial bleeding [Figure 2].
case_images: Intraoperative images show the foreign body (nail) being pulled off gently.
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case_images: F3
case_images: There was no evidence of damage to the larger intracranial blood vessels [Figure 3].
case_images: Postoperative multiplanar reconstruction computed tomography images showing healthy brain parenchyma with no edema or hematoma at the foreign body tract.
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case_images: F4
case_images: The patient's photo was taken on the 2nd postoperative day while ambulating independently.
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case_images: F5