DocumentCode :
760659
Title :
Further Documentation of Remote Effects of Electrical Injuries, With Comments on the Place of Neuropsychological Testing and Functional Scanning
Author :
Andrews, C.J.
Volume :
53
Issue :
10
fYear :
2006
Firstpage :
2102
Lastpage :
2113
Abstract :
It is not always recognized that morbidity from electrical injury is not confined to effects in the pathway of current flow. Indeed a major element of the disability suffered by victims occur from effects remote to the line of current passage. Recent papers have rightly drawn further attention to this, and it is an active area of controversy and research. This paper documents the authors experience in this area and confirms the recognizable elements of remote injuries which are seen to be generally psychological in nature. The question of mechanisms of causation of these disabilities is raised. This paper then presents summary results of a collation of neuropsychological investigations and functional cerebral scanning in an attempt to correlate the two. It is concluded that it is possible to overlook the remote effects of electrical injury to the detriment of victims
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; neurophysiology; psychology; disabilities; electrical injuries; functional cerebral scanning; morbidity; neuropsychological testing; remote effects; Appraisal; Australia; Documentation; Electric shock; Injuries; Lightning; Pressing; Psychology; Testing; Electrical injury; electric shock injuries; functional scanning; neuropsychological testing; pathway injuries; psychological injuries; remote injuries; Brain Injury, Chronic; Diagnostic Imaging; Electric Injuries; Humans; Mental Disorders; Multiple Trauma; Neuropsychological Tests; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Syndrome;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9294
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.2006.877117
Filename :
1703762
Link To Document :
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