Brain death confirmed by Tc&lt;sup&gt;99m&lt;/sup&gt; DTPA scan in a case of subarachnoid haemorrhage following a krait bite

Balasuriya, B M A C; Nanayakara, D; Goonasekara, Chulananda Da

doi:10.4038/cmj.v50i4.1409

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“…There have been a number of previously published case reports of death secondary to ICH in Australasian snake envenoming (Sutherland, 1992;Tibballs et al, 1991;Sprivulis and Jelinek, 1995;Keith et al, 2012;Yap and Ihle, 2003;Midyett, 1998) as well as cases from snakebites in other parts of the world (Balasuriya et al, 2005;Kouyoumdjian et al, 1991;Machado et al, 2010;Pinho and Burdmann, 2001). Four cases were reported by Sutherland from the 1980's, all confirmed on autopsy, three due to tiger snake envenoming and one brown snake envenoming (Sutherland, 1992).…”

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Intracranial haemorrhages associated with venom induced consumption coagulopathy in Australian snakebites (ASP-21)

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Brown

Miteff

et al. 2015

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Intracranial haemorrhages associated with venom induced consumption coagulopathy in Australian snakebites (ASP-21)

Berling

Brown

Miteff

et al. 2015

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Brain death—think twice before labeling a patient

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Khanduri²,

Nandha³

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The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Neurotoxicity in Snakebite—The Limits of Our Knowledge

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Snakebite is classified by the WHO as a neglected tropical disease. Envenoming is a significant public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions. Neurotoxicity is a key feature of some envenomings, and there are many unanswered questions regarding this manifestation. Acute neuromuscular weakness with respiratory involvement is the most clinically important neurotoxic effect. Data is limited on the many other acute neurotoxic manifestations, and especially delayed neurotoxicity. Symptom evolution and recovery, patterns of weakness, respiratory involvement, and response to antivenom and acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors are variable, and seem to depend on the snake species, type of neurotoxicity, and geographical variations. Recent data have challenged the traditional concepts of neurotoxicity in snake envenoming, and highlight the rich diversity of snake neurotoxins. A uniform system of classification of the pattern of neuromuscular weakness and models for predicting type of toxicity and development of respiratory weakness are still lacking, and would greatly aid clinical decision making and future research. This review attempts to update the reader on the current state of knowledge regarding this important issue.

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Brain death confirmed by Tc<sup>99m</sup> DTPA scan in a case of subarachnoid haemorrhage following a krait bite

Cited by 3 publications

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Intracranial haemorrhages associated with venom induced consumption coagulopathy in Australian snakebites (ASP-21)

Intracranial haemorrhages associated with venom induced consumption coagulopathy in Australian snakebites (ASP-21)

Brain death—think twice before labeling a patient

Neurotoxicity in Snakebite—The Limits of Our Knowledge

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