Stroke and snakebite: case report Acidente vascular cerebral e ofidismo: relato de caso

Snakebites are common and lead to potential complications like neuromyopathies and strokes, these last associated with disturbances of blood coagulation. We report on a 65 years old woman of cerebral intraparenchymal hemorrhage associated with snakebite by a Bothrops jararaca that occurred in the Re...

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Main Authors: Paulo César Santos-Soares, Aroldo Bacellar, Heitor Portella Povoas, Alex Ferreira Brito, Diana Lara Pinto Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000200030