Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (대한임상신경생리학회)
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A case of myelopathy after electrical injury

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  • Min, Joo-Hong (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Ko, Sang-Bae (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Sung, Jung-Joon (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kwon, Ohyun (Department of Neurology, Nowon Eulji Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Woo (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital)
  • 민주홍 (서울대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 고상배 (서울대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 성정준 (서울대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 권오현 (을지대학교 노원을지병원 신경과) ;
  • 이광우 (서울대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
  • Published : 2003.12.30
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Abstract

High voltage electrical injury can cause considerable damage to the nervous system including spinal cord, but, the pathophysiology of myelopathy remains to be studied. A 44-year old man with paraparesis after electrical injury was diagnosed as electrical injury induced- myelopathy by normal spine MRI and somatosensory evoked potential showing central conduction abnormality. It implicates that the presumed mechanism of the myelopathy prefers the electroporation or electroconformational protein denaturation to the joule heating.

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