Neurological sequelae following a high voltage electrical burn

Burns

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 574-577

  Ratnayake, B ^a,b   Emmanuel, E R ^a   Walker, C C ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRIC INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030297827     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4179(96)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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