Neuronal desertification after a direct lightning strike: a case report

Neuronal desertification after a direct lightning strike: a case report

Abstract Background Lightning strike is a rare but dramatic cause of injury. Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with lightning strike frequently have a high mortality and significant long-term morbidity related to a direct brain injury or induced cardiac arrest (CA). Case presentation...

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Main Authors: Erik Roman-Pognuz, Edoardo Moro, Elisabetta Macchini, Edoardo Di Paolo, Kenneth Pesenti, Umberto Lucangelo, Rossana Bussani, Elisa Baratella, Tommaso Pellis, Giuseppe Ristagno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Cardiac arrest
Lightning strike
Neuronal desertification
Brain injury
Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03500-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03500-w

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