title: Acute ischemic stroke following Hump-nosed viper envenoming; first authenticated case.
abstract: Hump-nosed pit viper (Genus Hypnale) is a medically important venomous snake in Sri Lanka and Southwestern India which causes significant morbidity and mortality. Envenoming of this snake results in hemostastic dysfunction, thrombotic microangiopathy, acute kidney injury and death. This case describes an authenticated first case of ischemic stroke in a 65 year old male following envenoming by H.hypnale in Sri Lanka.
authors.affiliation: University medical unit, National hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. jeevaganv@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vijayabala
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jeevagan
authors.forename: Thashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Christeine Ariaranee
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gnanathasan