High-voltage electrical burn of the head: Report of an unusual case

Kaif, Mohammed; Panwar, Deepak Singh; Ojha, BK; Chandra, Anil; Chandra, Nagesh

doi:10.1016/s0973-0508(09)80017-8

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“…This is similar to report by Johl et al . [ 7 ] Several other case reports have also documented similar findings. [ 5 ] Cervical myelopathy with late-onset progressive motor neuron disease following electrical injury has also been described by Ghosh et al .…”

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Cervical myelopathy after high-voltage electrical burn of the head: Report of an unusual case

Sharma

Hussain

Hibong

2018

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

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“…The majority of information comes from isolated cases, case series, and animal experimental models, with fewer articles available in the radiology and neurological literature. [ 7 8 ]…”

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Cervical myelopathy after high-voltage electrical burn of the head: Report of an unusual case

Sharma

Hussain

Hibong

2018

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

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“…Electrically head injured are extremely rare and pose a difficult challenge for neurosurgeon, Electrical injuries account for less than 5% of admissions to major burn centers. The mortality is reported to be between 3% and 15%, with about 1000 deaths a year in the United States attributed to electrical injury [1][2][3][4]. The disability of electrotrauma depends not only the nature of the voltage current (DC or AC), but also the length of exposure, location and contact resistance of different tissues.…”

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High-Voltage Electrically Head Injury Presenting underlying Calvarial Osteomyelitis: Single Indonesian Tertiary Hospital Experience

Yudoyono¹

2016

J Surg Surgical Res

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Objective: To demonstrate the characteristic of high-voltage electrically head injury patients presenting underlying calvarial osteomyelitis. Methods: Retrospectively report of patients high-voltage electrically head injured with calvarial osteomyelitis from January 1 st 2011 to December 31 st 2013. The demographic variable namely age, sex, place of accident, present of calvarial osteomyelitis, Glasgow coma scale, surgical treatment type, grading of burn injury and total body surface area of burn (TBSA). Results: Eleven high-voltage electrically injured patients presenting with calvarial osteomyelitis, who admitted to the Emergency Unit Department of Neurosurgery Hasan Sadikin Hospital, All patients were males (100%). Their ages ranged between 24 and 51 years (average 23,7 years old) All patient (100%) suffered from calvarial osteomyelitis. Eight patient (77,7%) were high building worker at the time of incident, two patients were electric installation worker (18,18%). Entry point of electric wave 11 patients (100%) from head and outlet 11 patients (100%) from leg. Conclusion: Bone debridement in calvarial osteomyelitis is a difficult to treat infectious disease with a high relapse risk, cure is possible with appropriate treatment choices. Antibiotic treatment will provide more benefit if it is combined with appropriate and timely surgical treatment for both scalp and calvarial. socioeconomic conditions, and immunodeficiency syndromes [8], and also due to preexisting infectious focus, Local vascular insufficiency or hematogenous spread. The treatment involves a surgical and long term antibiotics for causative agent [9]. Methods Retrospectively report of high-voltage electrically head injured with underlying calvarial osteomyelitis from January 1 st 2011 to December 31 st 2013. Demographic information and the mechanism of injury complications, hospitalization period, surgical interventions and grading of burn injury and total body surface area of burn (TBSA) were recorded. Incomplete records and patients who had left the Hospital with written consent before the termination of their treatment course were excluded from the study (Table 1). Criteria for surgical procedures were high-voltage electrically head injured patients with underlying calvarial osteomyelitis who do not fulfill these criteria for admission are treated in the outpatient clinic until healing of their burn wounds or becoming ready for grafting. Results Eleven adult patients (11 males) were managed for high-voltage electrically head injured with underlying calvarial osteomyelitis

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High-voltage electrical burn of the skull causing thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus

Singh

Kaif

Deep

et al. 2011

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

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High-voltage electrical burn of the head: Report of an unusual case

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Cervical myelopathy after high-voltage electrical burn of the head: Report of an unusual case

Cervical myelopathy after high-voltage electrical burn of the head: Report of an unusual case

High-Voltage Electrically Head Injury Presenting underlying Calvarial Osteomyelitis: Single Indonesian Tertiary Hospital Experience

High-voltage electrical burn of the skull causing thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus

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