TY - JOUR PY - 1995// TI - Neurorehabilitation of lightning and electrical injuries JO - Seminars in Neurology A1 - Yarnell, P. R. A1 - Lammertse, D. P. SP - 391 EP - 396 VL - 15 IS - 4 N2 - Lightning and electrical (L/E) injuries can be among the most dramatic of all events that damage the nervous system. The three major classes of neurologic sequelae that require the expertise of the neurorehabilitationist are: (1) cerebral disorders, either global or focal; (2) neuropsychologic sequelae; and (3) spinal cord injury. Neurorehabilitation management necessary for each of these three areas will be discussed. From the viewpoint of the neurorehabilitationist, therapy principles are the same for L/E trauma as for other more common forms of injury. The goal is to maximize the functional return given the specific impairment.
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LA - en SN - 0271-8235 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1041050 ID - ref1 ER -