%0 Journal Article %T Brainstem ischemic stroke after to Bothrops atrox snakebite %D 2016 %@ 0041-0101 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10906/81403 %X 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. %K Ciencias socio biomédicas %K Medical sciences %K Mordeduras de serpientes %~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN