[Association of ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebral stroke due to severe envenomation by the Sahara horned viper (Cerastes cerastes)].
Viper envenomation can cause complex disorders of hemostasis. These disorders usually lead to hemorrhagic syndrome. The occurrence of thrombosis is exceptional. This case report describes a severe envenomation by the Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), complicated by unusual brain injuries: hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. The physiopathologic link between this serious toxic coagulopathy and the multitude of toxins in the venom of Cerastes cerastes is highlighted.
Pôle anesthésie réanimation, Hôpital militaire Avicenne, Université Cadi Ayyad, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Avenue Al Mouqaouama, 40100 Marrakech, Maroc. younes.aissaoui@live.fr
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000633:toxicity; D017819:Viperidae
D014757:Viper Venoms