Different sequelae of electrical brain injury - MRI patterns

Lukas Grassner; Michael Bierschneider; Martin Strowitzki; Andreas Grillhösl

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2017.03.012

Different sequelae of electrical brain injury - MRI patterns

Burns. 2017 Jun;43(4):e7-e10. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.03.012. Epub 2017 Apr 8.

Authors

Lukas Grassner¹, Michael Bierschneider², Martin Strowitzki², Andreas Grillhösl³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany; Center for Spinal Cord Injuries, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany; Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany.
³ Section of Neuroradiology, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.grillhoesl@bgu-murnau.de.

PMID: 28400149
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.03.012

Abstract

Purpose: Electrical injury to the central nervous system may lead to neurologic compromise via pleiotropic mechanisms. It may cause current-related, thermal or nonthermal damage followed by secondary mechanisms.

Methods: We herein report a case of a 20-year old man, who experienced a low-voltage electric injury due to an occupational accident.

Results: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) one week after the insult allowed differentiation of pathophysiologic features including thermal, nonthermal and hypoxic cerebral lesions.

Conclusion: The capability of MRI assessing a variety of lesions for diagnostic and potentially prognostic reasons is presented.

Keywords: Brain; Diagnosis; Electrical injury; MRI.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Electric Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Hypoxia, Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Occupational Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult