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Neurological perils of power kites

Author(s) -

Andria Merrison,

Charlotte F. Dougan,

Samden D. Lhatoo

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

acute medicine journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 1747-4892

pISSN - 1747-4884

DOI - 10.52964/amja.0054

Subject(s) - towing , eyelid , medicine , kite , neck pain , power (physics) , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , engineering , marine engineering , physics , mathematics , pathology , alternative medicine , quantum mechanics , geometry

A 38 year old man spent several hours flying a power kite, towing himself along a beach on a buggy. The wind generated sufficient force for this to be vigorous exercise. An hour later he developed a frontal headache, left-sided periorbital pain and neck pain. This persisted and two days later he noticed drooping of the left eyelid and difficulty focussing on near objects with that eye. He presented to hospital eight days later.

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