Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Craniocerebral gunshot wound in a baby chimpanzee--an uncommon experience of neurosurgical treatment conducted in the Guinean forest.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Champeaux, C & Raballand, E
- Affiliation:
- Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery · United Kingdom
Abstract
An orphan female chimpanzee was wounded by a left craniocerebral gunshot complicated with a right hemiparesis. Local treatment and long-term antibiotherapy failed to lead to healing. A neurosurgical procedure was planned and achieved. She fully recovered, and 2 years after the procedure, there is no evidence of infection.
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