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1: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 Jun-Jul;16(6):1370-1.Click here to read Links

Basal ganglia hemorrhage related to lightning strike.

Ozgun B, Castillo M.

Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7510, USA.

We describe a case of bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage after a lightning strike to the head documented by a CT scan. Review of the literature shows this to be the most common brain imaging finding that can be attributed to a lightning strike. Several mechanistic theories are discussed, with the most plausible one being related to preferential conduction pathways through the brain.

PMID: 7677044 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]