Pictured: The American toddler who got a set of car keys lodged in his brain ... and recovered unscathed

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:44 AM on 26th November 2008

This brave little toddler has made an astonishing recovery after the horror of having a car key lodged in his brain.

The freak accident happened when Nicholas Holderman, 20 months, was playing at home with his two elder brothers.

Somehow he managed to fall on to his parents’ car keys, one of which pierced his eyelid and penetrated deep into his brain as these X-ray scans reveal.

Miraculously the American tot has since made a full recovery.

And now he has fully recovered and has perfect vision, his family says.

'Fifteen minutes later for another [doctor] to say nothing was wrong, we knew it was a miracle from the Lord', Chris added.

Staci said: 'Everyone will say, 'Which eye is it?'  'We all grin and look at him and are so thankful and are reminded every day of what a miracle it truly is.'