Direct electrical injury to brachial plexus

Direct electrical injury to brachial plexus

Electrical current can cause neurological damage directly or by conversion to thermal energy. However, electrical injury causing isolated brachial plexus injury without cutaneous burns is extremely rare. We present a case of a 17-year-old boy who sustained accidental electrical injury to left upper...

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Main Authors: Maksud Mubarak Devale, Gaurav Jatin Kadakia, Vicky Ghewarchand Jain, Rohit Prakash Munot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
brachial plexopathy
brachial plexus injury
electrical injury
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_177_16

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_177_16

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