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. 2022 Jun 27;14(7):436. doi: 10.3390/toxins14070436

Table 1.

Brain and nervous-system complications following Viperidae envenoming.

Complications Snake Species Sex/Age Bite Mark Other Symptoms Presuming Venom
Components
Outcome Antivenom/Amount Ref.
Cerebral infarction Bothrops lanceolatus
(Fer-de-Lance)
M/74 Elbow Atrial fibrillation SVMPs, Hemotoxin Dead IV Antivenom/80 mL [11]
Cerebral infarction Trimeresurus stejnegeri
(Asian palm pit viper)
F/49 Foot Speech disturbances SVMPs, Hemotoxin, Recovered IV Antivenom/3 vials [18]
Intracranial hemorrhage Bothrops jararacussu
(Jararacussu)
M/52 Foot Sudden loss of consciousness SVMPs, Hemotoxin Recovered IV Antivenom/Unclear [10]
Subarachnoid hemorrhage Bothrops atrox
(Fer-de-Lance)
F/59 Foot Hypothermia, Bradycardia and Hypotension SVMPs, Hemotoxin Dead IV Antivenom/80 mL [19]
Cerebral edema and hemorrhage Crotalus adamanteus
(Eastern diamondback rattlesnake)
M/54 Hand Facial fasciculations SVMPs, Hemotoxin, Neurotoxin Dead IV Antivenom/16 vials [14]
Intracranial hemorrhage Unidentified species F/48 Hand Exotropia SVMPs, Hemotoxin, Recover with minor visual complication IV Antivenom/Unclear [20]
ADEM Deinagkistrodon acutus M/50 Foot Severe pain SVMPs, Hemotoxin Recovered IV Antivenom/1 vial [21]

ADEM: Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis; AHL: Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis; SVMPs: Snake-venom metalloproteinases; PLA2: Phospholipase A2.