Homonymous hemianopia following electrical injury.
The clinical spectrum of electrical injuries is complex and diverse. Despite the high annual incidence of electrical accidents, little has been reported recently regarding the neurological deficits associated with this form of trauma. The most frequently cited reviews are those of Critchley, Langworthy, Naville and De Morsier, and Silversides. These authors have divided the neurological complications into three groups based on the temporal relationship between the shock and the manifestation of clinical signs: immediate, secondary, and delayed. The present case developed a dense homonymous hemianopia 4 days following an electrical accident. The details of the above mentioned classification, as well as a review of the pathophysiology, will be presented.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed