Placing of sewing needles in the brain through the anterior fontanelle was first described in Germany in 1914. Forty cases have been reported in the scientific literature; most of them were identified in Turkey and Iran, with only a few cases in the Far East, North and Eastern Europe, and the United States. The only case observed in Italy was recorded in 1987. In nonmedical literature, this practice was frequently described in Persian novels, and it has been thought that this ritual could have been diffused with the Persian Empire domination over the centuries.
Sturiale, C. L., Massimi, L., Mangiola, A., Pompucci, A., Roselli, R., Anile, C., Sewing needles in the brain: infanticide attempts or accidental insertion?, <<NEUROSURGERY>>, 2010; 67 (4): E1170-E1179; discussion E1179. [doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e3181edfbfb] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/31071]
Sewing needles in the brain: infanticide attempts or accidental insertion?
Sturiale, Carmelo Lucio;Massimi, Luca;Mangiola, Annunziato;Pompucci, Angelo;Roselli, Romeo;Anile, Carmelo
2010
Abstract
Placing of sewing needles in the brain through the anterior fontanelle was first described in Germany in 1914. Forty cases have been reported in the scientific literature; most of them were identified in Turkey and Iran, with only a few cases in the Far East, North and Eastern Europe, and the United States. The only case observed in Italy was recorded in 1987. In nonmedical literature, this practice was frequently described in Persian novels, and it has been thought that this ritual could have been diffused with the Persian Empire domination over the centuries.
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