title: Different sequelae of electrical brain injury - MRI patterns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Electrical injury to the central nervous system may lead to neurologic compromise via pleiotropic mechanisms. It may cause current-related, thermal or nonthermal damage followed by secondary mechanisms.
  
  
  METHODS
  We herein report a case of a 20-year old man, who experienced a low-voltage electric injury due to an occupational accident.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) one week after the insult allowed differentiation of pathophysiologic features including thermal, nonthermal and hypoxic cerebral lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The capability of MRI assessing a variety of lesions for diagnostic and potentially prognostic reasons is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany; Center for Spinal Cord Injuries, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany; Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Lukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grassner
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bierschneider
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strowitzki
authors.affiliation: Section of Neuroradiology, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.grillhoesl@bgu-murnau.de.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grillhösl
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Brain; Diagnosis; Electrical injury; MRI