Case Report
Acute Stroke due to Electrocution: Uncommon or Unrecognized?
Table 1
Neurological injuries caused by electrocution.
| Type of nervous system | Immediate | Delayed |
| Central nervous system | Confusion 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 system | Nerve palsy | Neuropathies |
| Autonomic nervous system | Raynaud phenomenon | Complex regional pain syndrome | Horner’s syndrome | Keraunoparalysis |
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