OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of neurologic and neuropsychological symptoms in the short-term and 1 year after an electric shock and to explore whether any of these were associated with risk factors. METHODS: Patients presenting to one of 21 EDs between October 2000 and November 2004 were eligible to be enrolled in a prospective observational study after an electric shock if they had risk factors for late arrhythmias. Telephone follow-up was done to evaluate the appearance of symptoms. RESULTS: A total of 30 (26%) of 114 patients complained of neurologic or neuropsychological symptoms at a median of 52 days post-electric shock. At 1 year, 24 (28%) of 86 patients complained of neurologic or neuropsychological symptoms. None of the risk factors evaluated were associated with the symptoms. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of the symptoms we observed should alarm all emergency physicians that the effect of electricity can cause late neurologic and neuropsychological manifestations.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of neurologic and neuropsychological symptoms in the short-term and 1 year after an electric shock and to explore whether any of these were associated with risk factors. METHODS:Patients presenting to one of 21 EDs between October 2000 and November 2004 were eligible to be enrolled in a prospective observational study after an electric shock if they had risk factors for late arrhythmias. Telephone follow-up was done to evaluate the appearance of symptoms. RESULTS: A total of 30 (26%) of 114 patients complained of neurologic or neuropsychological symptoms at a median of 52 days post-electric shock. At 1 year, 24 (28%) of 86 patients complained of neurologic or neuropsychological symptoms. None of the risk factors evaluated were associated with the symptoms. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of the symptoms we observed should alarm all emergency physicians that the effect of electricity can cause late neurologic and neuropsychological manifestations.
Authors: O R Stockly; A E Wolfe; L F Espinoza; L C Simko; K Kowalske; G J Carrougher; N Gibran; A M Bamer; W Meyer; M Rosenberg; L Rosenberg; L E Kazis; C M Ryan; J C Schneider Journal: Burns Date: 2019-08-14 Impact factor: 2.609
Authors: Per Hoegh Poulsen; Ole Carstensen; Anette Kærgaard; Jesper Medom Vestergaard; Kent J Nielsen; Karin Biering Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2021-10-10 Impact factor: 2.851