Middle cerebral artery infarct following multiple bee stings.
Neurologic events following bee stings are very rare. We report a 59-year-old man who became drowsy with slurred speech following multiple bee stings. In the hospital, he was found to have left-sided hemplegia, seventh cranial nerve palsy, and left conjugate gaze palsy. Further investigation revealed dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and a middle cerebral artery territory infarct. His limb weakness and speech improved before his discharge from the hospital.
Viswanathan
Stalin
S
Department of Internal Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry. stalby@gmail.com
Muthu
Vivekanandan
V
Singh
Ajai P
AP
Rajendran
Rajarajan
R
George
Robin
R
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012894:Sleep Stages; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome