Central hyperadrenergic state after lightning strike.
Clin Auton Res
; 23(4): 169-73, 2013 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-23761114
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe and review autonomic complications of lightning strike.METHODS:
Case report and laboratory data including autonomic function tests in a subject who was struck by lightning.RESULTS:
A 24-year-old man was struck by lightning. Following that, he developed dysautonomia, with persistent inappropriate sinus tachycardia and autonomic storms, as well as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and functional neurologic problems.INTERPRETATION:
The combination of persistent sinus tachycardia and episodic exacerbations associated with hypertension, diaphoresis, and agitation was highly suggestive of a central hyperadrenergic state with superimposed autonomic storms. Whether the additional PTSD and functional neurologic deficits were due to a direct effect of the lightning strike on the central nervous system or a secondary response is open to speculation.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Autônomo
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Lesões Provocadas por Raio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article