LIGHTNING STRIKES - NATURE OF NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE IN PATIENTS EVALUATED IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

被引：43

作者：

CHERINGTON, M ^{[1
]}

YARNELL, P ^{[1
]}

LAMMERESTE, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV COLORADO,ST ANTHONY HOSP,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROSCI,DENVER,CO 80202

来源：

ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 1992年 / 21卷 / 05期

关键词：

LIGHTNING INJURIES;

D O I：

10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82529-6

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 [临床医学]; 100602 [中西医结合临床];

摘要：

Emergency physicians and staff are usually the first to evaluate and manage victims of lightning strikes. Damage to the nervous system is often the most devastating consequence of lightning strikes. Contrary to most articles in the literature in which neurological disorders are said to be either transient or delayed, we report the cases of six patients with severe, immediate, and in at least three, permanent clinical problems. Patients with signs of spinal cord lesions are most likely to have permanent disabilities.

引用

页码：575 / 578

页数：4

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