TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple hemorrhagic brain infarcts after viper envenomation
AU - Boviatsis, Efstathios J.
AU - Kouyialis, Andreas T.
AU - Papatheodorou, George
AU - Gavra, Maro
AU - Korfias, Stefanos
AU - Sakas, Damianos E.
PY - 2003/2
Y1 - 2003/2
N2 - We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with severe neurologic complications after envenomation by a viper snake. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple brain hemorrhagic infarcts. Conservative treatment in this case proved to be sufficient and repetitive CT scans displayed a complete resolution of the radiologic findings. Possible mechanisms for the cerebral infarctions are discussed. The mechanism of infarctions in this case was believed to be the vasomotor and coagulation disorders caused by the toxins present in the snake's venom and was one of the reasons that led to conservative treatment.
AB - We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with severe neurologic complications after envenomation by a viper snake. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple brain hemorrhagic infarcts. Conservative treatment in this case proved to be sufficient and repetitive CT scans displayed a complete resolution of the radiologic findings. Possible mechanisms for the cerebral infarctions are discussed. The mechanism of infarctions in this case was believed to be the vasomotor and coagulation disorders caused by the toxins present in the snake's venom and was one of the reasons that led to conservative treatment.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12641421
AN - SCOPUS:0037317863
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 68
SP - 253
EP - 257
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 2
ER -