P-667 - Intracranial sewing needle: case report

Abstract

During compulsory examination of 25 years old soldier in psychiatric clinic, as psychopathy features were observed in him, intracranial foreign metal body - sewing needle was found out. The patient and his parents had no any information about existence of intracranial sewing needle till the examination. Parents of the patient could not give any anamnestic information to the doctor in charge on existence of sewing needle in intracranial region. It is clear that sewing needle can be entered into intracranial region only till the period sinciput became firm. The fact that sharp point of the needle is towards down shows once again that the needle was pricked intentionally. In the result of the research the conclusion was reached that as the patient was the only grandson in the family, near relatives enviousle entered sewing needle into his intracranial region form the sinciput while he was baby in order to murder him. The accident was evaluated as the result of unsuccessful crime. So, in the result of the research we can come to the conclusion that instrumental examinations (rentgenography, of skull in two projections, computer tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance examination, etc.) for psychiatric patients are necessary.