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. 2015 Oct-Dec;8(4):238-9.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.166743.

Transient paraplegia in an elderly due to lightning injury: An unusual cause

Mohamad Gouse  1 , Justin Arockiaraj  1 , Ronald Khanapur  1 , Gangadaran Srinivasan  1
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Transient paraplegia in an elderly due to lightning injury: An unusual cause

Mohamad Gouse et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2015 Oct-Dec.
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Figure 1
Clinical photograph of the patient showing ‘fern pattern’ seen over the left side of the abdomen extending from the left subcoastal to left inguinal region
Figure 2
Figure 2
Lateral view of plain radiograph lumbosacral spine with no obvious fractures/malalignment
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2-weighted sagittal view of lumbosacral spine with no mechanical compression of the cord or any significant signal changes in the spinal cord
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