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Autor:
Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
NeuroRehabilitation. 20:3-8
Lightning is responsible for a wide spectrum of neurologic complications. Many of the persistent symptoms require long-term neurorehabilitation. The lightning-related neurologic conditions are divided into four categories. Category I consists of sign
Publikováno v:
NeuroRehabilitation. 20:19-23
Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a serious complication of lightning and electrical trauma (L/ET). The ANS regulates the normal vegetative functioning of many organ systems. When ANS is compromised after lightning and electric trauma, pa
Autor:
Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
Seminars in Neurology. 24:155-163
Botulism is both an old and an emerging disease. Over 100 years ago, the classic food-borne type was found to be caused by ingesting contaminated food containing the toxin produced by a bacteria. In the first half of the 20th century a second form, w
Autor:
Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
Neurology. 60:182-185
Objective: To review neurologic sequelae of lightning strikes, to consider prevention and management, and to discuss current knowledge about the mechanism of lightning damage to tissues. Results: Most lightning-related neurologic damage involves the
Autor:
Faren H. Williams, George Paulson, Roy G. Ysla, Carl V. Granger, Catherine A. Zahn, Gerard E. Francisco, David J. Thurman, Richard D. Ball, Richard A. Pearl, James Stevens, John C. Cianca, Gary M. Franklin, Yuen T. So, Morris A. Fisher, Cathy A. Sila, Ajay Kumar, David O. Wiechers, Dennis E. Wilkins, William Weiner, Gerard A. Malanga, Stephen Ashwal, Jay H. Rosenberg, Gary H. Friday, Charles K. Jablecki, Lawrence H. Phillips, Myron M. LaBan, Milton Alter, Deborah Hirtz, Michael Glantz, Richard D. Zorowitz, Douglas J. Lanska, Gary S. Gronseth, Michael Cherington, Margaret A. Turk, James S. Lieberman, Richard Dubinsky, Caroline A. Quartly, Mary Kay Floeter, Joel A. DeLisa, Thomas L. Hedge, Rose M. Dotson, Michael J. Vennix, Michael K. Greenberg, Michael T. Andary, R. G. Miller, Mark A. Tomski, Jacqueline A. French, Frank J. Salvi, Deanna M. Janora, Jay M. Meythaler, Benjamin M. Frishberg, John R. Wilson, Jasper R. Daube, John W. Tulloch, Asa J. Wilbourn
Publikováno v:
Muscle & Nerve. 25:918-922
Autor:
Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
Sports Medicine. 31:301-308
There is no absolute protection against lightning because of its random and capricious nature. However, the risk of being struck by lightning can be substantially reduced. There are general safety rules that apply to all athletic and recreational eve
Autor:
Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
Muscle & Nerve. 21:701-710
Botulism is a paralyzing disease caused by the toxin of Clostridium botulinum. The toxin produces skeletal muscle paralysis by producing a presynaptic blockade to the release of acetylcholine. Recent studies have pinpointed the site of action of the
Autor:
Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 13:158-160
Both of these case reports in the Lancet of over 100 years ago make for interesting reading and cause one to consider these lightning-related fatalities in light of today’s knowledge. The article by Knaggs (article 2) was published in 18941; the ar
Autor:
Ronald L. Holle, Michael Boyson, Todd A. Heitkamp, Raúl E. López, Kenneth Langford, Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 74:2171-2178
Reliable statistics on lightning deaths and injuries are needed to raise the awareness of the community to the lightning threat and to educate the public to avoid situations vulnerable to lightning injuries. The principal source of information for li
Autor:
Carol Vervalin, Michael Cherington
Publikováno v:
The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 18:58-61
In brief A bicyclist was struck by lightning after he sought shelter under an isolated tree. He suffered spinal cord and peripheral nerve injury, but eventually was able to walk with the aid of a walker. The sports activities that are associated with