Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

ENCEPHALOPATHY:A MANIFESTATION OF SCORPION STING ENVENOMISATION

Dr. Manjusha Goel, Dr. Varsha Kumari

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Background: Scorpion sting presents with varied clinical manifestations that includes cardiovascular, pulmonary and rarely neurological. Case Characteristics: 10 month old female presented with seizures and altered sensorium following a scorpion sting.  Observation: Clinical findings suggested autonomic disturbance following scorpion sting without any significant changes in CT head. Message: Administration of prazosin is life–saving and reduces morbidity including reversal of encephalopathy and mortality associated with scorpion sting.

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Dr. MANJUSHA GOEL, Dr. VARSHA KUMARI, ENCEPHALOPATHY:A MANIFESTATION OF SCORPION STING ENVENOMISATION, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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