Citation

Finkel MF. J. Neurol. Sci. 2006; 249(1): 63-67.

Affiliation

Cleveland Clinic Florida, 6101 Pine Ridge road Ext., Naples, FL 34119, USA. sewfin@comcast.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jns.2006.06.005

PMID

16996540

Abstract

Neurological injuries produced by explosive blasts are the result of a cascade of events that begin with the initial explosion and evolve from the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary effects that the explosion engenders Lavonis EJ. Blast Injuries. EMedicine.htm. Only the results of the primary blast are predictable, and subsequent actions ripple outward in an increasingly random and chance sequence. This article reviews and explains how the ensuing chain of circumstances injures the nervous system, and what examining physicians should anticipate when they treat these patients.

Language: en