Progressive motor neuron disease associated with electrical injury

Muscle and Nerve - Tập 14 Số 10 - Trang 977-980 - 1991
Michael Sirdofsky1, Rollin J. Hawley2, Herbert J. Manz3
1Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
2Department of Neurology, Washington Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, DC
3Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

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AbstractA patient in perfect health prior to electrical shock developed an ALS‐like syndrome after the shock. Onset of the disease occurred in the limb through which the shock entered, and subsequently followed a course well‐described in previous case reports. Possible mechanisms of disease are discussed.

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