Right Thalamic Hemorrhage Resulting from Low-voltage Electrical Injury: A Case Report.
- Author:
Sung Jo JANG
1
;
Dae Han WI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Electric injury;
Cerebral hemorrhage;
Clopidogrel
- MeSH:
Brain;
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Cerebral Infarction;
Electric Injuries;
Electronics;
Electrons;
Hand;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Hypesthesia;
Neurologic Examination;
Ticlopidine;
Upper Extremity
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2012;23(4):555-558
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report on a case of right thalamic hemorrhage resulting from low-voltage electrical injury caused by contact between a wet hand and an electronic scale. The patient was treated with clopidogrel for control of a previous cerebral infarction. The patient complained of numbness of the left upper extremity. On neurological examination, decreased motor power of her left side, grade IV, was observed. Findings on computerized tomography of the brain revealed a right thalamic hemorrhage. To the best of our knowledge, cerebral hemorrhage resulting from low-voltage electrical injury has not been previously reported in the literature.
