Right Hemispheric Leukoencephalopathy as an Incidental Finding Following a Lightning Strike.

Background: Lightning injuries may produce a variety of medical conditions, and specific neurological complications have been identified, with the character of immediate aftershock effects or even long-term consequences.

Aim: The authors describe the incidental finding following a routine unenhanced brain MRI performed to a young female patient, suffering from a headache.

Case Report: Diffuse white matter changes with the character of a leukoencephalopathy were seen, which strictly interested only the right cerebral hemisphere.