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Bilateral cerebellar infarction: a rare complication of scorpion sting.
INTRODUCTION Complications following scorpion sting are common in India and can be fatal. Stroke following scorpion sting is a rare complication and can occur by various mechanisms such as hypertension, hypotension, DIC, myocarditis and venom-induced vasculitis. We present a rare case of extensive cerebellar infarction following scorpion sting, which has rarely been reported in medical literatu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1817-1745
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.106489