Case Report

Acute Stroke due to Electrocution: Uncommon or Unrecognized?

Table 1

Neurological injuries caused by electrocution.

Type of nervous systemImmediateDelayed

Central nervous systemConfusion
Loss of consciousness
Amnesia
Acute stroke
Seizure
Headache
Focal brain necrosis
Transection of spinal cord
Rupture of aneurysm
Transverse myelitis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Ascending paralysis
Personality changes
Delayed brain atrophy

Peripheral nervous systemNerve palsyNeuropathies

Autonomic nervous systemRaynaud phenomenonComplex regional pain syndrome
Horner’s syndrome
Keraunoparalysis