MYOCARDIAL AND NEUROCOGNITIVE CHANGES IN LIGHTNING STRIKE INJURY: A CASE REPORT
Keywords:
Lightning strike,, myocardial injury,, neurocognitive changes
Abstract
Lightning is a frequent natural disaster and may result in death at a rate of up to 20-30 % of affected patients. Survivors of lightning exposure can exhibit a variety of cardiac abnormalities and neurocognitive changes. In this report, we present intensive care management of a case of 15 years old boy with myocardial and neurocognitive changes after lightning strike injury.
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2. Murty OP, Kian CK, Husin MHA, Kumar N, Yusuf WM. Fatal lightning strikes in Malaysia. Am J Med Pathol 2009; 30:246-251.
3. Leiria TLL, Pires LM, Kruse ML, Lima GG. Struck by lightning a case of natüre-induced pre-excited atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2013; 6:20-21
4. Edlich RF, Farinholt HM, Winters KL, Britt LD, Long WB. 3rd. Modern concepts of treatment and prevention of lightning injuries. J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005; 15:185-196
5. Azari A, Bigdelu L, Pishbin E, Rohani A. Acute myocardial infarction in a 17-year old boy secondary to a lightning strike. J Cardiothoracic Med 2013; 1(3):104-106
6. Sağlam H, Yavuz Y, Yurumez Y, Ozkececi G, Kilit C. A case of acute myocardial infarction due to an indirect lightning strike. J Electrocardiol 2007; 40:527-530
7. Islamoğlu Y, Çil H, Baştürk M, Tekbaş E, Elbey MA. Non-invasive electrophysiological effects of a lightning strike: case series. JAEM 2011; 10:97-99
8. Gül M, Girişgin AS, Koçak S, Okumuş M. Lightning strike injuries. Genel Tıp Derg 2004; 14(1):35-38.
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Ozgur M, Gunal K, Duzgunoglu Boz S, Sule S. MYOCARDIAL AND NEUROCOGNITIVE CHANGES IN LIGHTNING STRIKE INJURY: A CASE REPORT . Med. res. chronicles [Internet]. 2014Dec.26 [cited 2024May9];1(2):169-72. Available from: https://medrech.com/index.php/medrech/article/view/27
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