title: Cervicothoracic spinal cord and pontomedullary injury secondary to high-voltage electrocution: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High-voltage electrical injuries are uncommonly reported and may predispose to both immediate and delayed neurologic complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 43-year-old Caucasian man who experienced a high-voltage electrocution injury resulting in ischemic myelopathy and secondary paraparesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-voltage electrocution injuries are a serious problem with potential for both immediate and delayed neurologic sequelae. The existing literature regarding effective treatment of neurologic complications is limited. Long-term follow-up and multidisciplinary management of these patients is required.
authors.affiliation: Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, 12401 Washington Boulevard, Whittier, CA, 90602, USA. rison@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Harpreet K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Johl
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olshansky
authors.forename: Said R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Beydoun
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rison