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Case Report

Lightning Strike: A First Case of Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis

by
Timucin Alar
1,
Yildiz Degirmenci
2,* and
Handan Isin Ozisik Karaman
2
1
Thorax Surgery Department, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
2
Neurology Department, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(4), e94; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e94
Submission received: 21 September 2011 / Revised: 21 September 2011 / Accepted: 9 October 2011 / Published: 2 November 2011

Abstract

Lightning injury is the second most common cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Despite the several neurological complications such as polyneuropathy, myelopathy, spinal cord injury, motor neuron disease due to the lightning-induced injury, there is no documented case of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. We describe the case of a patient with a history of lightning strike at childhood period, prior the onset of isolated, diaphragmatic paralysis, unilaterally. Clinical and electrophysiological findings suggest an injury restricted to the phrenic nerve, unilaterally.
Keywords: lightning injury; phrenic nerve; diaphragmatic paralysis lightning injury; phrenic nerve; diaphragmatic paralysis

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Alar, T.; Degirmenci, Y.; Ozisik Karaman, H.I. Lightning Strike: A First Case of Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e94. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e94

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Alar T, Degirmenci Y, Ozisik Karaman HI. Lightning Strike: A First Case of Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(4):e94. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e94

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Alar, Timucin, Yildiz Degirmenci, and Handan Isin Ozisik Karaman. 2011. "Lightning Strike: A First Case of Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 4: e94. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e94

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Alar, T., Degirmenci, Y., & Ozisik Karaman, H. I. (2011). Lightning Strike: A First Case of Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Clinics and Practice, 1(4), e94. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e94

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