Cerebral infarction in a young male following viper envenomation.
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.
Department of Medicine Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 011.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D017840:Daboia; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*
D014757:Viper Venoms