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Taiwan Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

1999

脊髓病變;電傷;myelopathy;electrical burn

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Delayed Myelopathy After Electrical Burn : Report Of Two Cases, Cheng-Jen Lo, Yao-Chia Chuang, Baii-Jia Yang Dec 1999

Delayed Myelopathy After Electrical Burn : Report Of Two Cases, Cheng-Jen Lo, Yao-Chia Chuang, Baii-Jia Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Electrical burns dramatically affect the nervous system, muscles, bones, and other tissues within the human body. Myelopathy after an electrical burn has seldom been mentioned.This article describes two cases of myelopathy admitted to our burn center after a high-voltage electrical burn incurred in the workplace, with symptoms onset around 16th and 4th day, respectively. The patients both experienced a course of deterioration, followed by a slow and partial recovery. The possible mechanisms and pathophysiology associated with electric burns are discussed.

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