Electrical Burn Causing a Unique Pattern of Neurological Injury

Neurological involvement is not uncommon in patients who sustain electrical injury. The exact mechanism of nervous system damage following electrical trauma is not fully understood. The gamut of possible neurologic manifestations following electrical injury is diverse. This case report describes a y...

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Autores principales: Schaefer, Nathan R., Yaxley, Julian P., O’Donohue, Peter, Lisec, Carl, Jeyarajan, Eshwarshanker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000344
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Sumario:Neurological involvement is not uncommon in patients who sustain electrical injury. The exact mechanism of nervous system damage following electrical trauma is not fully understood. The gamut of possible neurologic manifestations following electrical injury is diverse. This case report describes a young man with a unique pattern of neurological injury following an electrical burn. The combination of brachial plexopathy, partial Horner’s syndrome, and phrenic nerve palsy secondary to electrical injury has not been previously described in the literature.

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