Explosion of the orbital roof due to electrical current.
Prolonged contact with high voltage electricity can cause severe damage to the brain. Contact with the skull can produce heating of the brain and the cerebrospinal fluid, which may result in an explosion of the orbital roofs with downward displacement of the brain into both orbits.
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Neurology, A. Z. St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
D000328:Adult; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed