TY - JOUR TI - Brainstem ischemic stroke after to Bothrops atrox snakebite PB - Elsevier PY - 2016 issn 0041-0101 AB - We report case of a 48 years old woman bitten on her right foot by a Bothrops atrox viper. As a result, she developed a severe coagulopathy which improved with application of polyvalent antivenom. Four days after bite she suffered a devastating brainstem ischemic stroke. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed. KW - Ciencias socio biomédicas KW - Medical sciences KW - Mordeduras de serpientes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81403 ER -