80-year-old Russian woman has been living with needle in brain
What's the story
An 80-year-old woman in Russia has been unknowingly living her whole life with a needle in her brain. The unexpected discovery came into the light when doctors were carrying out a CT scan. According to reports, the needle is three centimeters long and has never caused the lady any health issues so far that could put her in danger.
Patient
The patient never complained of headaches or any injury: Doctors
The team of doctors studying the woman's scan shared that the woman never complained of headaches or any brain complications. Neither did she face any injuries or accidents that could lead to a needle in her brain. Per sources, the needle was found in her left parietal lobe and doctors believe that it has been lying in there since she was a baby.
Belief
This bizarre case looks like 'a failed infanticide'
According to doctors, the woman is a victim of "a failed infanticide" that may have been carried out by her parents. They believe her parents probably decided to kill their child during World War II by inserting a needle into the newborn's head. A local health department in Sakhalin, Russia said in a statement that such cases were not uncommon during the famine years.
Information
This method was used to hide evidence of the crime
This needle insertion method was popular back in the day to kill newborns. Parents would insert a needle into a soft spot of the infant's head where the bones of the skull hadn't formed. The spot then obscures the needles, causing death. Luckily, she survived.
Wayout
Her condition is being monitored, though doctors won't conduct surgery
As per a report by The Guardian, the doctors have decided not to conduct surgery to get the needle out of the woman's brain as it could potentially worsen her situation. In the meantime, an attending physician is monitoring her condition to check for any complications or development of new symptoms. They reveal that the unnamed woman is in no danger.