TY - JOUR T1 - Basal ganglia hemorrhage related to lightning strike. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1370 LP - 1371 VL - 16 IS - 6 AU - B Ozgun AU - M Castillo Y1 - 1995/06/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/16/6/1370.abstract N2 - We describe a case of bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage after a lightning strike to the head documented by a CT scan. Review of the literature shows this to be the most common brain imaging finding that can be attributed to a lightning strike. Several mechanistic theories are discussed, with the most plausible one being related to preferential conduction pathways through the brain. ER -