Neuroradiologic findings in brown snake envenomation: Computed tomography demonstration

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 248-249

  Midyett, F Allan ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; CT findings; Fatal; Fluid fluid levels; ICH; Snakebite

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 0031844402     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1998.tb00508.x     Document Type: Article

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