Moreira said Abreu was lucky: The spear that entered just above the left eye missed the most critical areas of his brain. He says the patient is doing well and is not likely to suffer major, lasting damage.
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Doctors remove spear from man's head
SAO PAULO (AP) - March 29, 2009 Doctor Manoel Moreira tells Globo TV that the object was so deep
into Emerson de Oliveira Abreu's head only the tip was showing. It
took five hours of high-risk surgery to remove it.
