Citation

Yarnell PR, Lammertse DP. Semin. Neurol. 1995; 15(4): 391-396.

Affiliation

Lightning Data Center, Provenant St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2008-1041050

PMID

8848659

Abstract

Lightning and electrical (L/E) injuries can be among the most dramatic of all events that damage the nervous system. The three major classes of neurologic sequelae that require the expertise of the neurorehabilitationist are: (1) cerebral disorders, either global or focal; (2) neuropsychologic sequelae; and (3) spinal cord injury. Neurorehabilitation management necessary for each of these three areas will be discussed. From the viewpoint of the neurorehabilitationist, therapy principles are the same for L/E trauma as for other more common forms of injury. The goal is to maximize the functional return given the specific impairment.

Language: en