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Review
. 2016 Jun;87(6):623-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00115-015-0062-0.

[Neurological diseases after lightning strike : Lightning strikes twice]

[Article in German]
K M Gruhn  1 , Frauke Knossalla  2 , Peter Schwenkreis  3 , Uwe Hamsen  4 , Thomas A Schildhauer  4 , Martin Tegenthoff  3 , Matthias Sczesny-Kaiser  3
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[Neurological diseases after lightning strike : Lightning strikes twice]

[Article in German]
K M Gruhn et al. Nervenarzt. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Lightning strikes rarely occur but 85 % of patients have lightning-related neurological complications. This report provides an overview about different modes of energy transfer and neurological conditions related to lightning strikes. Moreover, two case reports demonstrate the importance of interdisciplinary treatment and the spectrum of neurological complications after lightning strikes.

Keywords: Cherington categories; Energy transfer; Interdisciplinary health team; Lightning injuries; Lightning stroke.

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