Cardio-embolic cerebellar stroke secondary to mitral valve chordae rupture as a delayed complication of a high-voltage electrical injury
elec. inj.
By:
Fleury V, Kleinig TJ, Thompson PD, Ravindran J
Published in: J Clin Neurosci 2008; 15 (2): 210-212
Patients
Endpoint
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burns
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muscle paralysis
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neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)
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long-term consequences (> 1 year):
amputation
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cardiovascular effects:
arrhythmia
Exposure
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electric injuries/electrocution,
touch current,
50/60 Hz,
high voltage ≥ 1 kV AC,
occupational
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power transmission line
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current entry and exit points:
specified
