Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory Symptoms
Objective: Work related electrical accidents are prevalent and can cause persisting symptoms. We used clinical neurophysiological techniques to assess neurosensory function following electrical accidents and correlated test results with the patients’ symptoms. Methods: We studied 24 patients who rep...
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| description | Objective: Work related electrical accidents are prevalent and can cause persisting symptoms. We used clinical neurophysiological techniques to assess neurosensory function following electrical accidents and correlated test results with the patients’ symptoms. Methods: We studied 24 patients who reported persisting neurosensory symptoms following a workplace electrical accident. We assessed nerve function using quantitative sensory testing (QST), thermal roller testing, laser evoked potential (LEP), and electroneurography. The patients’ results were compared with previously established normative data. Results: Altogether, 67% of the patients showed at least one neurosensory impairment with a large heterogeneity in test results across patients. At a group level, we observed significant deviations in in QST, LEP, and sensory and motor neurography. Overall, we found a weak correlation between test results and self-reported symptoms. Conclusions: In a majority of patients with neurosensory symptoms after a workplace electrical accident, neurosensory testing confirmed the existence of an underlying impairment of the nervous system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6011f117e8904357a2e8151c65eaffb82023-11-23T23:13:14ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-09-011210130110.3390/brainsci12101301Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory SymptomsAndrew Wold0Lisa Rådman1Kerstin Norman2Håkan Olausson3Magnus Thordstein4University Health Care Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 70182 Örebro, SwedenUniversity Health Care Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 70182 Örebro, SwedenNational Unit for Health and Safety, Swedish Police Authority, 10226 Stockholm, SwedenCenter for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, SwedenNeuro, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, SwedenObjective: Work related electrical accidents are prevalent and can cause persisting symptoms. We used clinical neurophysiological techniques to assess neurosensory function following electrical accidents and correlated test results with the patients’ symptoms. Methods: We studied 24 patients who reported persisting neurosensory symptoms following a workplace electrical accident. We assessed nerve function using quantitative sensory testing (QST), thermal roller testing, laser evoked potential (LEP), and electroneurography. The patients’ results were compared with previously established normative data. Results: Altogether, 67% of the patients showed at least one neurosensory impairment with a large heterogeneity in test results across patients. At a group level, we observed significant deviations in in QST, LEP, and sensory and motor neurography. Overall, we found a weak correlation between test results and self-reported symptoms. Conclusions: In a majority of patients with neurosensory symptoms after a workplace electrical accident, neurosensory testing confirmed the existence of an underlying impairment of the nervous system.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/10/1301neurophysiologyelectrical accidentsneurographyQSTLEPself-reported symptoms |
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| title | Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory Symptoms |
| title_full | Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory Symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory Symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory Symptoms |
| title_short | Clinical Evaluation of Nerve Function in Electrical Accident Survivors with Persisting Neurosensory Symptoms |
| title_sort | clinical evaluation of nerve function in electrical accident survivors with persisting neurosensory symptoms |
| topic | neurophysiology electrical accidents neurography QST LEP self-reported symptoms |
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