title: Neurorehabilitation of lightning and electrical injuries.
abstract: Lightning and electrical (L/E) injuries can be among the most dramatic of all events that damage the nervous system. The three major classes of neurologic sequelae that require the expertise of the neurorehabilitationist are: (1) cerebral disorders, either global or focal; (2) neuropsychologic sequelae; and (3) spinal cord injury. Neurorehabilitation management necessary for each of these three areas will be discussed. From the viewpoint of the neurorehabilitationist, therapy principles are the same for L/E trauma as for other more common forms of injury. The goal is to maximize the functional return given the specific impairment.
authors.affiliation: Lightning Data Center, Provenant St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Yarnell
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Lammertse
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation