Snake bite is very common in India. Ischemic stroke after snake bite has been described in the literature sparsely. Furthermore, the onset of stroke and its clinical reversibility is a rarity. Here, we present a case of snake bite with ischemic stroke ...
Another promising step has been made toward developing a universal antidote for snakebite. The results of this pilot study revealed findings that support the team's idea that providing fast, accessible, and easy-to-administer treatment can increase survival rates in victims of venomous snakebite.
Anthony Kemp was hiking with two fellow Marines outside Fort Sill, Oklahoma when a rattlesnake came out of nowhere and bit him on the calf.
A man who lives south of Klondike, TX remains in critical condition in a Lubbock hospital after being bitten by a deadly Mojave rattlesnake on Sunday.
Medical researchers have pioneered a novel approach to treating venomous snakebites -- administering antiparalytics topically via a nasal spray. This needle-free treatment may dramatically reduce the number of global snakebite fatalities.
Time is tissue, but this treatment might stop the clock.
KEY POINTS A healthy 25-year-old man was bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake ( Sistrurus catenatus ; [Figure 1][1]) on his left great toe. He had been walking outside at night in open-toed sandals in the Eastern Georgian Bay region of Ontario. He developed lower leg edema, and pain and
It was thought that Mojave rattlesnakes with hemorrhagic venom only lived in Arizona, but new research documents hemorrhagic and neurotoxic venom types throughout the US and Mexico, and even hybrid venom in which one snake exhibits both types.
