Introduction. The consequences of lightning injuries on the peripheral nervou s system are widely unknown. Case report. We report on a 31 year-old woman who developed a bilateral brachial plexopathy 15 days after a li...Introduction. The consequences of lightning injuries on the peripheral nervou s 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 lig htning strikes are probably unrecognized in most of the cases, because occurrenc e may be delayed and only few patients were adequately investigated. Pathophysio logical hypotheses are unclear and lean on experimental studies using electrical current.展开更多
文摘Introduction. The consequences of lightning injuries on the peripheral nervou s 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 lig htning strikes are probably unrecognized in most of the cases, because occurrenc e may be delayed and only few patients were adequately investigated. Pathophysio logical hypotheses are unclear and lean on experimental studies using electrical current.
