Electrical injury and lightning injury: a review of their mechanisms and neuropsychological, psychiatric, and neurological sequelae.

摘要: Exposure to electrical current via industrial or residential accidents lightning strikes is a serious and growing concern in today's medical community. The sequelae that result are referred as injury (EI) (LI). relevant principles electricity reviewed with particular attention given their damaging capabilities on the body. Specific neuropsychological, psychiatric, neurological signs symptoms well objective measures of psychological neuropsychological functioning brain imaging victims EI LI, from past research. Important issues researchers field discussed. Finally, role neuropsychology might play this area outlined.