Successful Management of an Adult Lightning Victim Using Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 28 (6) , 907-910
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-199106000-00024
Abstract
Serious central nervous system injuries after lightning strikes are fortunately rare. Optimal neurological and neurosurgical management has not been firmly established. We describe the successful neurological resuscitation and critical care management using intracranial pressure monitoring of an adult who sustained a lightning strike. The role of intracranial pressure monitoring in this setting is discussed.Keywords
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