Abstract
Survivors of lightning injuries are rare in clinical routine. While lethality of lightning injuries is about 10%, survivors suffer from a consistent pattern of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In addition to immediate effects like surgical traumata, cardiac arrest and skin burns, delayed and long-term dysfunction of the central and peripheral nervous system can be observed regularly. Early ...
Abstract
Survivors of lightning injuries are rare in clinical routine. While lethality of lightning injuries is about 10%, survivors suffer from a consistent pattern of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In addition to immediate effects like surgical traumata, cardiac arrest and skin burns, delayed and long-term dysfunction of the central and peripheral nervous system can be observed regularly. Early diagnosis, specific classification and a long-term management of neurological and especially neuropsychological symptoms are essential for successful treatment.
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