Subcortical parenchymal and right lentiform nucleus haemorrhages in a lightning victim

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-175

  Emet, Mucahit ^a   Aslan, S ^b   Cakir, Z G ^b   Onbas, O ^a   Sengul, G ^a   Saritas, A ^b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Radiology ^*

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Brain; Haemorrhage; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCALP HAIR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 67749101401     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790901600309     Document Type: Article

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