@article{ref1,
title="Neurologic complications of acute environmental injuries",
journal="Handbook of clinical neurology",
year="2017",
author="da Silva, I. R. F. and Frontera, J. A.",
volume="141",
number="",
pages="685-704",
abstract="Environmental injuries can result in serious neurologic morbidity. This chapter reviews neurologic complications of thermal burns, smoke inhalation, lightning strikes, electric injury, near drowning, decompression illness, as well as heat stroke and accidental hypothermia. Knowing the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of such injuries is essential to proper management of primary and secondary medical complications. This chapter highlights the most frequently encountered neurologic injuries secondary to common environmental hazards, divided into the topics: injuries related to fire, electricity, water, and the extremes of temperature.<br><br>© 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0072-9752",
doi="10.1016/B978-0-444-63599-0.00037-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63599-0.00037-5"
}