Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis following Viper bite

Dr. Viney Sambyal, Dr. Deepak Bharti

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The most serious complications of the central nervous system that occur after venomous snake bite are intracranial hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. We present a rarely seen central nervous system complication, acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, after a treated viper bite. On 10th July 2017, a 45-year-old Female farmer was bitten on his right leg by a viper. The bite rendered the victim unconscious for 6 days, during which he was treated with tetanus toxoid and polyvalent antisnake venom. Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) was suspected after magnetic resonance imaging of the ain. After a high dose of methylprednisolone was used as diagnostic treatment, the patient started recovering fast. ADEM is a rare complication after snake bite, and is triggered by venom or antivenin. Magnetic resonance imaging helps in the early diagnosis of ADEM, and high-dose corticosteroid therapy appears to be effective in ADEM after viper bite or antivenin management. Abeviations: ADEM = acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, CNS = central nervous system, CSF = cereal spinal fluid, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.

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ACUTE DEMYELINATING ENCEPHALOMYELITIS FOLLOWING VIPER BITE, Dr.Viney Sambyal, Dr.Deepak Bharti GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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