1. Neurorehabilitation of lightning and electrical injuries.
- Author
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Yarnell PR and Lammertse DP
- Subjects
- Brain Injuries etiology, Brain Injuries rehabilitation, Electric Injuries complications, Humans, Lightning Injuries complications, Nervous System Diseases etiology, Spinal Cord Injuries etiology, Spinal Cord Injuries rehabilitation, Electric Injuries rehabilitation, Lightning Injuries rehabilitation, Nervous System Diseases rehabilitation
- 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.
- Published
- 1995
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