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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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46(2): 255-256, Mar-Apr/2013. graf
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| ID: lil-674644
RESUMEN
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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Adolescente , Animales , Humanos , Masculino , Crotalus , Venenos de Crotálidos/toxicidad , Mordeduras de Serpientes/complicaciones , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Angiografía por Resonancia Magnética , Mordeduras de Serpientes/diagnóstico , Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico
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Rev. bras. neurol
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47(4): 31-32, out.-dez. 2011. ilus
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| ID: lil-641408