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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2018; 28(03): 312-314
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_368_17
Neuroradiology & Head and Neck Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging findings in brain resulting from high-voltage electrical shock injury of the scalp

Dileep P Chandrasekhar
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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Mohan L Noone
Department of Neurology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
,
S P Harish Babu
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
,
V T Chandra Bose
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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Abstract

We report a case of high-voltage electrical injury to scalp, focusing on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in brain. A 51-year-old male suffered burns to the right side of scalp and loss of consciousness following electric shock. Brain abnormalities were detected on MRI taken 4 days after the insult. Right parietal lobe neuroparenchyma beneath the scalp burn defect demonstrated homogeneous hypointensity on T1-weighted MR images, while T2-weighted images depicted hyperintensity mainly in white matter forming finger-like projections. Follow-up MRI showed that the abnormality had disappeared, indicating that the cerebral edema was reversible.

Keywords

Brain imaging - electrical burn - electrical injury


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Article published online:
26 July 2021

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