RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lightning Strike: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Ossicular Disruption
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 974
OP 975
VO 28
IS 5
A1 Offiah, C.
A1 Heran, M.
A1 Graeb, D.
YR 2007
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/5/974.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Otologic injury associated with fatal and nonfatal lightning strikes has been sporadically reported in the literature. The most common acoustic insult is a conductive hearing loss secondary to rupture of the tympanic membrane. Although conjecture has been made of the theoretic possibility of ossicular injury from lightning strike, to our knowledge, none has been demonstrated intraoperatively or postmortem. We report the first documented case of ossicular disruption in a lightning-strike victim.