CEREBRAL INFARCTION AFTER ENVENOMATION BY VIPER

Authors
MURTHY JMK KISHORE LT NAIDU KS
Citation
Jmk. Murthy et al., CEREBRAL INFARCTION AFTER ENVENOMATION BY VIPER, Journal of computer assisted tomography, 21(1), 1997, pp. 35-37
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal of computer assisted tomography → ACNP
ISSN journal
03638715
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
35 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-8715(1997)21:1<35:CIAEBV>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A case of cerebral infarction after viper bite is described; the patie nt also had features of diffuse encephalopathy. Findings on MRI were s uggestive of subacute hemorrhagic infarcts. Possible mechanisms for ce rebral infarction in these circumstances were discussed. The mechanism of cerebral infarction in this case seemed to be vasospasm due to the action of the toxin, hemorrhagin, present in the venom.