Persistent peripheral nerve pathologies in patients with electric burns.
Clinical and electrodiagnostic evaluations were performed in 25 patients with electric burns who were injured 2 to 13 years before the study. Abnormal motor nerve conduct findings were detected in 12 of the patients. In nine patients, abnormalities were observed in more than one nerve. There was a positive relation noted between age and nerve lesions. Weakness was the most prominent clinical finding.
Haberal
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Medical Faculty, Başkent University, Malatya, Turkey.
Gürer
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Akman
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Başgöze
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors