Unusual cause of chilhood stroke

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Sarful Ali., Oishik Roy., Arpita Khemkha., Satyabrato Roychoudhury and KalpanaDatta

Medullary Infarction following snake bite is very rare and unusual in children. Neurotoxic snake bite is well-known for its varied presentation as its venom contain various substances which affects various site in neurological system. Here we report a case of a girl child from rural area presented with bilateral ptosis, hemiparesis, bulbar palsy due to medullary infarction. Neurotoxic venom can be a cause for this presentation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2018.15230.2776
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