title: Intracranial Bleeding Following Bothrops sp. Snakebite.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Bothrops sp. venom has proteolytic, hemorrhagic, and coagulant activity. Clinical manifestations range from local ecchymosis to severe hemorrhage in distant organs. However, stroke is rarely reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 52-year-old man who presented with an intracranial bleeding as the sole manifestation of Bothrops sp. snakebite.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although uncommon, Bothrops snakebite may present as isolated intracranial bleeding. This case illustrates the importance of the correct identification of the snake as poisonous and the institution of the adequate medical care in a short period of time.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriela G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Carolina R C
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuyama
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017837:Bothrops; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*