Bilateral posterior circulation stroke secondary to a crotalid envenomation: case report
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01/04/2013
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Resumo |
Snake bite envenoming is a disease with potential serious neurological complications. We report a case of an adolescent who was bitten by a rattlesnake and developed bilateral posterior circulation stroke. The rattlesnake was later identified as being Crotalus durissus terrificus. Stroke was probably due to toxic vasculitis or toxin-induced vascular spasm and endothelial damage. |
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Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200255 |
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Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT |
Fonte |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.46 n.2 2013 |
Palavras-Chave | #Stroke #Snake bite #Venom #Crotalus durissus terrificus |
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journal article |