Bilateral Electric Shock Induced Cataract

Bilateral humeral head fractures following an electric shock.

A 47 year old man was brought by ambulance to the accident and emergency department after sustaining an electric shock at home. He was repairing a washing machine which had not been disconnected from the mains supply. As he reached around the drum with both arms he sustained an electric shock, rendering him unable to release his grip on the drum for at least 10 seconds. He did not lose consciou...

Treatment of ophidism-induced bilateral canine cataract by extracapsular lens extraction and intraocular lens implantation

The aim of this study was to report a new cause of cataract, namely snake bite induced cataract in a dog. A 3-year-old male mongrel dog was referred to our clinic for the assessment of cataract in both eyes. The dog was bitten by a snake nearly 4 months ago. A 40 dioptre acrylic lens with 13 mm haptics was implanted into the lens capsule. In the left eye, posterior synechia was detected in the ...

Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery.

Electric shock-induced associative olfactory learning in Drosophila larvae.

Associative plasticity is a basic essential attribute of nervous systems. As shown by numerous reports, Drosophila is able to establish simple forms of appetitive and aversive olfactory associations at both larval and adult stages. Whereas most adult studies on aversive learning employed electric shock as a negative reinforcer, larval paradigms essentially utilized gustatory stimuli to create n...

Electric shock during pregnancy.

QUESTION A 24-year-old patient of mine, who was 23 weeks pregnant at the time, suffered a minor electric shock while using her hair dryer. She said she felt the current in her right hand and she was wearing shoes. She was observed in an emergency room for several hours and then discharged home. Is her pregnancy or fetus at risk now or later in the pregnancy? ANSWER There are conflicting repor...