Poisonous Snakebite in Central Texas Possible Indicators for Antivenin Treatment
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Snakebite, dysautonomia and central nervous system signs.
One early morning in August 2011, a previously healthy girl of 17 years was brought to the emergency medicine department of our hospital with history of sudden onset drooping of upper eyelids, diplopia, difficulty in speaking, swallowing and breathing and weakness of limbs for 2 h. These symptoms were preceded by abdominal pain and vomiting. She was apparently alright the previous night and had...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199105000-00012