Lightning is an uncommon but potentially devastating cause of injury in patients presenting
to burn centers. These injuries feature unusual symptoms, high mortality, and significant …

Exposure to electrical current via industrial or residential accidents or lightning strikes is a
serious and growing concern in today's medical community. The sequelae that result are …

Never before has so much information on current criminal cases and the associated forensic
pathological matters been so readily available to so many people. The media seem to carry …

As a force of pure terror and magnificence, nothing surpasses lightning. As a force of
importance to the workings and achievements of modern civilization, nothing outranks …

Injuries from lightning and electrical injuries involve multiple systems of the body, however
neurological symptoms are very widely reported. A disabling neuropsychological syndrome …

Death from accidental electrocution is generally thought to be due to an arrhythmia, but little
is known of the anatomic changes in the heart and almost nothing is known about the …

Over the past ten years, we have cared for 13 patients who suffered serious neurologic
complications after being struck by lightning. The spectrum of neurologic lesions includes …

Lightning is responsible for a wide spectrum of neurologic complications. Many of the
persistent symptoms require long-term neurorehabilitation. The lightning-related neurologic …

A number of publications have presented recommendations for prolonged cardiac
monitoring after electric injury. These recommendations are combined in this article to make …

Lightning accidents account for only about 150 deaths in tlic United States each year'.'but
are responsible for more fatalities annually than any other type of natural disaster.'Despite …