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Published in: Child's Nervous System 8/2010

01-08-2010 | Case Report

Unusual complication in a child with lightning strike: cerebral salt wasting

Authors: Zerrin Orbak, İlknur Surucu Kara

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 8/2010

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Abstract

Several case reports have presented various neurological complications caused by lightning. However, there was no report related to cerebral salt wasting caused by lightning injury. We described a patient with lightning strike, who was subsequently diagnosed with cerebral salt wasting.
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Metadata
Title
Unusual complication in a child with lightning strike: cerebral salt wasting
Authors
Zerrin Orbak
İlknur Surucu Kara
Publication date
01-08-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 8/2010
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-010-1175-1

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