Multiple cerebral infarctions following a snakebite by Bothrops caribbaeus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 287-288

  Numeric, Patrick ^a   Moravie, Victor ^a   Didier, Martin ^a   Chatot Henry, Didier ^a   Cirille, Sylvia ^a   Bucher, Bernard ^a   Thomas, Laurent ^a  

^a CHRU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; METRONIDAZOLE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICAL SENSORY APHASIA; ENVENOMATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SAINT LUCIA; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; THROMBOGENESIS;

BOTHROPS; LUCIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0036749359     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.287     Document Type: Article

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