Περίληψη:
Electrical injury can affect any system and organ. Central nervous
system (CNS) complications are especially well recognised, causing an
increased risk of morbidity, while peripheral nervous system (PNS)
complications, neurourological and cognitive and psychological
abnormalities are less predictable after electrical injuries.
PubMed was searched for English language clinical observational,
retrospective, review and case studies published in the last 30 years
using the key words: electrical injury, electrocution, complications,
sequelae, neurological, cognitive, psychological, urological,
neuropsychological, neurourological, neurogenic, and bladder.
In this review, the broad spectrum of neurological, cognitive,
psychological and neurourological consequences of electrical trauma are
discussed, and clinical features characteristic of an underlying
neurological, psychological or neurourological disorder are identified.
The latest information about the most recently discovered forms of
nervous system disorders secondary to electrical trauma, such as the
presentation of neurological sequelae years after electrocution, in
other words long-term sequelae, are presented. Unexpected central
nervous system or muscular complications such as hydrocephalus, brain
venous thrombosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are described.
Common and uncommon neuropsychological syndromes after electrical trauma
are defined. Neurourological sequelae secondary to spinal cord or brain
trauma or as independent consequences of electrical shock are also
highlighted.
Συγγραφείς:
Yiannopoulou, Konstantina G.
Papagiannis, I, Georgios and
Triantafyllou, I, Athanasios
Koulouvaris, Panayiotis
Anastasiou,
I, Aikaterini
Kontoangelos, Konstantinos
Anastasiou, Ioannis P.
