Incredible case of man skewered in the head with an iron rod who SURVIVED

Incredible case of man skewered in the head with an iron rod who SURVIVED in one of the greatest medical mysteries ever

THE way a man was gruesomely shot in the head with an iron rod and survived has been brought to life in a photo

The Rod entered his skull through the left cheek before exiting the top of his head

The rod blasted up into the 25-year-old's head, through his skull and out the other side, landing 80ft away “smeared with blood and brain”.

But Miraculously he survived for 12 more years, despite missing a large part of his left frontal lobe.

His Miraculous recovery changed experts’ understanding of the brain forever.

Now, researchers have recreated details of the injury, showing the impact after his skull was used to complete a full reconstruction of his features.

Gage suffered the accident while he was preparing to blow up some rocks during railway line construction on September 13, 1848.

The 5ft 7, 11st foreman dropped the 13.5lb iron rod he was using to pack down gunpowder and it struck a rock, causing a spark that set off the explosive.

This caused the rod to be fired like a harpoon, entering Gage's skull through the left cheek before exiting the top of his head.

 The rod — which was more than 3ft (91cm) long and 1.25in (3.18cm) thick — went straight through his head, landing behind him.

 He was taken back to his hotel on an ox-cart, where he climbed the stairs to his room unaided, according to reports.

 Doctors removed around one ounce (28g) of brain from his skull and bandaged him up, and Gage 

Despite The Remarkable recovery, friends and colleagues said his personality changed.

He Was well-liked and a "most efficient and capable foreman" before the accident, but became less intelligent and pleasant to be around, and something of a potty mouth.