Lightening injuries

Evidence-based neurology checklist on lightening injuries: Acute and transient neurological features Loss of consciousness Confusion Amnesia Immediate and prolonged neurological features Delayed neurological features Keraunoparalysis Lightening burns: types Cardiorespiratory features Systemic…

Acute and transient neurological features

  • Loss of consciousness
  • Confusion
  • Amnesia

Immediate and prolonged neurological features

Delayed neurological features

Keraunoparalysis

Lightening burns: types

Cardiorespiratory features

Systemic features

Ophthalmic features

Auditory features

References

  1. Kumar A, Srinivas V, Sahu BP. Keraunoparalysis: What a neurosurgeon should know about it? J Craniovertebr Junction Spine 2012; 3:3-6.
  2. Carrera-Izquierdo E, Morán-Sánchez JC, Carrera-Izquierdo M, Jiménez-Corral C, Rodríguez-Recio FJ, Ocastegui-Candial JL. Intracranial haemorrhage secondary to a lightning strike: a case report. Rev Neurol 2004; 39:530-532.
  3. Guiraud V, Touzé E, Cabane JP, Zuber M. Bilateral plexopathy following lightning injury. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2004; 160:1078-1080. 
  4. Jost WH, Schönrock LM, Cherington M. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in lightning and electrical injuries. NeuroRehabilitation 2005; 20:19-23.
  5. Rahmani SH, Faridaalaee G, Jahangard S. Acute transient hemiparesis induced by lightning strike. Am J Emerg Med 2015; 33:984.e1-e3.
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