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Blindness and autonomic instability following Russell's viper bite - A case report.

Kingsley Rajivasan FrancisShaluka JayamanneAnuja Premawardhena
Published in: The Ceylon medical journal (2023)
Autonomic instability is a rare complication following elapid bites. Blindness too is a rare complication following Russell's viper bite and is most likely due to cerebral infarction or direct ocular toxicity. We report a case of a young male from Sri Lanka who developed both transient blindness and autonomic instability following severe envenomation by a Russell's viper bite.
Keyphrases
  • heart rate variability
  • heart rate
  • oxidative stress
  • blood pressure
  • blood brain barrier
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage