Cerebral infarction in a young male following viper envenomation.
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ABSTRACT
Neurological deficits can occur following viper bite. It is usually due to intracerebral or subarachnoid bleed as a result of depletion of clotting factors. A healthy 21-year old male developed motor aphasia and right hemiplegia within two hours of being bit by a viper. Brain CT scan revealed a left frontal lobe infarction. The possible mechanisms for cerebral infarction in this patient are hypotension, endothelial injury, hypercoagulability and vascular.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Snake Bites
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Viper Venoms
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Humans
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Male
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Cerebral Infarction
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Daboia
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Adult
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India
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Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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