Snake bite toxicity: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Snake bite toxicity: clinical features. Ptosis, Facial weakness, Flaccid limb paralysis, Dysphonia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Weakness
- Ptosis
- Facial weakness
- Flaccid limb paralysis
- Dysphonia
- Respiratory muscle weakness
Altered consciousness
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Delayed neurological features
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Other neurological features
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Local features
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Other systemic features
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Treatment
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References
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- Ranawaka UK, Lalloo DG, de Silva HJ. Neurotoxicity in snakebite- the limits of our knowledge. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013; 7:e2302.
- Kharal GA, Darby RR, Cohen AB. Envenomation seizures. Neurohospitalist 2018; 8:29-30.
- Sharma V, Nayak S, Pattnaik SS, Mohanty AP, Patro S. Snake bite-induced leukoencephalopathy: a rare case. Cureus 2024; 16:e55116.
- Lewin MR, Bickler P, Heier T, Feiner J, Montauk L, Mensh B. Reversal of experimental paralysis in a human by intranasal neostigmine aerosol suggests a novel approach to the early treatment of neurotoxic envenomation. Clinical Case Reports 2013; 1:7-15.
