Doctors find needle in brain of 80-year-old woman in Russia

Doctors believe the woman was the victim of an attempted infanticide by her parents and said they did not attempt to remove the needle for fear her condition would worsen.

A scientist examines a human brain at a research center in Akademgorogok, outside Novosibirsk, January 4, 2007. Photo: AFP

“Such cases are not uncommon during famine years,” said the local health department in Russia’s remote Sakhalin region.

It is said that her parents may have decided to kill their child during World War II, as she had lived with a needle about 3cm long "from birth".

This method was often used to conceal evidence of crimes. Food shortages were widespread throughout the former Soviet Union during the war and many people lived in extreme poverty.

“The needle went into her left parietal lobe but it didn’t have the desired effect – she survived,” the local health department said.

They said the patient had never complained of a traumatic headache and was not in any danger. “Her condition is being monitored by the attending physician,” they said.

Mai Anh (according to CNA)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/bac-si-tim-thay-kim-tiem-trong-nao-cu-ba-80-tuoi-o-nga-post267420.html