Bilateral posterior circulation stroke secondary to a crotalid envenomation: case report


Autoria(s): Vale,Thiago Cardoso; Leite,Alysson Ferreira; Hora,Priscila Ribeiro da; Coury,Marayra Inês França; Silva,Ricardo Cipriano da; Teixeira,Antônio Lúcio
Data(s)

01/04/2013

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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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200255

Idioma(s)

en

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