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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 458-460 |
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Neurotoxin envenomation mimicking brain death in a child: A case report and review of literature
Madhu Dayal, Smita Prakash, Pradeep K Verma, Mridula Pawar
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Madhu Dayal
DII/171, West Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi - 110 023
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.139008
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The spectrum of presentation of a victim of neurotoxic snake bite can range from mild ptosis to complete paralysis and ophthalmoplegia. We report a case of snake bite in a 10-year-old child who was comatosed with bilateral fixed dilated pupils and absent doll's eye movement that was interpreted as brain death. Physicians need to be aware of the likelihood of snakebite presenting as locked in syndrome. |
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