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Case Reports
. 2004 Nov;160(11):1078-80.
doi: 10.1016/s0035-3787(04)71146-7.

[Bilateral plexopathy following lightning injury]

[Article in French]
V Guiraud  1 , E Touzé, J P Cabane, M Zuber
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Case Reports

[Bilateral plexopathy following lightning injury]

[Article in French]
V Guiraud et al. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Introduction: The consequences of lightning injuries on the peripheral nervous system are widely unknown.

Case report: We report on a 31 year-old woman who developed a bilateral brachial plexopathy 15 days after a lightning strike. The patient recovered progressively.

Conclusion: Peripheral neuropathies due to lightning strikes are probably unrecognized in most of the cases, because occurrence may be delayed and only few patients were adequately investigated. Pathophysiological hypotheses are unclear and lean on experimental studies using electrical current.

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