title: Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in association with a Taser-induced electrical injury.
abstract: Various adverse outcomes related to the use of electrical weapons such as the stun gun or the Taser have been described in the literature over the years. Examples include cardiac arrhythmias, blunt and penetrating injuries, seizure activity, and altered mental status. Imaging findings related to electrical injuries have become more frequent with advancing imaging technologies, such as CT or MRI. However, imaging findings and pathophysiology of electrical injuries that result in significant neurological events remain largely unexplored. We report the case of a patient who developed an ischemic stroke following Taser discharge, raising the possibility of association between the electrical injury and the ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Christiana Care Health System, 4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd., Newark, DE, 19801, USA, Nbell@christianacare.org.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057667:Conducted Energy Weapon Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed