Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock

The development of motor neuron disease has been reported in a small number of cases after electric shock trauma. Our case is a 61-year-old male telecomunication worker who presents with complaints of progressive loss of strength in his right upper and lower extremities 22 years after an electric sh...

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Main Authors: Tuba Tulay Koca, Nurhayat Koca
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Language:English
Published: Society of Turaz Bilim 2024-04-01
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description The development of motor neuron disease has been reported in a small number of cases after electric shock trauma. Our case is a 61-year-old male telecomunication worker who presents with complaints of progressive loss of strength in his right upper and lower extremities 22 years after an electric shock. It is accompanied by unsteadiness in walking, difficulty in speaking and swallowing. In electroneurophysiological examination; chronic changes compatible with preganglionic involvement were observed in the lower and upper extremities. On physical examination, the patient speaks dysarthric. Mobilized with walker, functional ambulation scale (FAS) is stage 2. There is 3/5 strength in the right upper extremity and 2-2+/5 strength in the right lower extremity. Although rare, neurological complications may occur decades later after electric shock. There are a limited number of case reports and observational meta-analytic studies in this field in the literature. [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 1020-3]
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spelling doaj-art-21997148a4f44891b77c4076700607cf2025-02-07T08:49:24ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342024-04-011341020310.5455/medscience.2024.10.119223902Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shockTuba Tulay Koca0Nurhayat Koca1Kahramanmaraş Sutcu İmam Universitesi Rektorluğu, Avşar Yerleşkesi Batı Cevreyol Sutcu İmam Universitesi, SUAH, Batı cevre yolu, Onikişubat, KahramanmaraşThe development of motor neuron disease has been reported in a small number of cases after electric shock trauma. Our case is a 61-year-old male telecomunication worker who presents with complaints of progressive loss of strength in his right upper and lower extremities 22 years after an electric shock. It is accompanied by unsteadiness in walking, difficulty in speaking and swallowing. In electroneurophysiological examination; chronic changes compatible with preganglionic involvement were observed in the lower and upper extremities. On physical examination, the patient speaks dysarthric. Mobilized with walker, functional ambulation scale (FAS) is stage 2. There is 3/5 strength in the right upper extremity and 2-2+/5 strength in the right lower extremity. Although rare, neurological complications may occur decades later after electric shock. There are a limited number of case reports and observational meta-analytic studies in this field in the literature. [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 1020-3]https://www.medicinescience.org/?mno=223902electric shockmotor neurone diseaseoccupational disease
spellingShingle Tuba Tulay Koca
Nurhayat Koca
Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
Medicine Science
electric shock
motor neurone disease
occupational disease
title Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
title_full Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
title_fullStr Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
title_full_unstemmed Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
title_short Rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
title_sort rehabilitation of a patient with late motor neuron syndrome after electric shock
topic electric shock
motor neurone disease
occupational disease
url https://www.medicinescience.org/?mno=223902
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