Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · May 1992
Case ReportsAcute polyneuropathy due to lightning injury.
The case of a 19 year old man struck by lightning is described. He sustained quadriplegia for several months and fully recovered. ⋯ In addition, he displayed many well recognised medical complications of lightning injury including acute renal failure, rhabdomyolysis, respiratory distress syndrome, autonomic dysfunction, perforated ear drum, uveitis and cataract. The literature relating to the neurology of lightning strike is briefly reviewed.