PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Freeman, Cynthia B.
AU  - Goyal, Mayank
AU  - Bourque, Pierre R.
TI  - MR Imaging Findings in Delayed Reversible Myelopathy from Lightning Strike
DP  - 2004 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 851--853
VI  - 25
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/5/851.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/5/851.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2004 May 01; 25
AB  - Summary: Delayed spinal cord injury following high-voltage electrical injury is a rare but well-documented phenomenon. The MR imaging features of this entity, however, have not been well documented. We report the MR imaging findings in a case of delayed sensory and motor deficits following a lightning strike. MR imaging revealed hyperintense signal within the cord on T2-weighted and STIR images extending from C1 to C3. Axial images localized the hyperintense signal to the posterolateral region of the spinal cord bilaterally. Follow-up MR imaging 6 weeks later demonstrated resolution of abnormal cord signal intensity.