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

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 probabl...

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Main Authors: Thiago Cardoso Vale, Alysson Ferreira Leite, Priscila Ribeiro da Hora, Marayra Inês França Coury, Ricardo Cipriano da Silva, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200255&lng=en&tlng=en