title: Intracranial haematoma resulting from lightning stroke.
abstract: Intra-cerebral haemorrhage due to lightning stroke is extremely rare. We report a 45 year old woman who developed intracranial haemorrhage due to a direct lightning stroke. This was proved by CT scan. The haematoma was evacuated surgically, resulting in full neurological recovery of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Trivandrum.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Krishna Das
mesh_terms: D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed