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

Vale, Thiago Cardoso; Leite, Alysson Ferreira; Hora, Priscila Ribeiro da; Coury, Marayra Inês França; Silva, Ricardo Cipriano da; Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;46(2): 255-256, Mar-Apr/2013. graf

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-674644

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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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Adolescent , Animals , Humans , Male , Crotalus , Crotalid Venoms/toxicity , Snake Bites/complications , Stroke/etiology , Magnetic Resonance Angiography , Snake Bites/diagnosis , Stroke/diagnosis

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