Electrocution Cervical Myelopathy Presenting with Partial Brown Sequard Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Table 1.
Clinical presentation of neurologicalsequelae in electrical injury
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Peripheral neuropathies
- Mononeuropathies (median nerve compression, carpal tunnel syndrome, trineural injury)
- Multiple bilateral mononeuropathies, peripheral polyneuropathy, cranial nerve dysfunction
- Poliradiculopathy (unilateral brachial plexus, Guillain-Barre-like syndrome)
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Central Nervous System (CNS) complications
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Myelopathy
- Traumatic brain injury
- Stroke due to vasospasm
- Cerebellar syndrome
- Hydrocephalus and cerebral oedema
- Cerebral venous thrombosis
- Epileptic seizures
- Movement disorders: parkinsonism, tremor, myoclonus, choreoathetosis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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Autonomic nervous system dysfunction
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Autonomic Cardiovascular Complications
- Keraunoparalysis (KP)- Charcots paralysis
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