Publication: Snakebite Masquerading as Brain Death: A Case Report from Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | ISSN (Print) : 1993-2979 | ISSN (Online) : 1993-2987 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Balla, Pujan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Baidya, Smriti | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shahi, Kul Raj | |
| dc.contributor.author | Paudel, Khechar Nath | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-06T04:59:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-06T04:59:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | Pujan Balla Province Hospital, Surkhet Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6793-2625 Smriti Baidya Province Hospital, Surkhet Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0404-9835 Kul Raj Shahi Province Hospital, Surkhet Author https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7908-0164 Khechar Nath Paudel Province Hospital, Surkhet Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9982-7439 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Neurotoxic envenomation from snake bites, particularly krait bites, can mimic brain death. A 17-year-old male was referred to our hospital intubated, presenting with clinical features consistent with brain death. However, the absence of a clear preceding event and his residence in a snakebite-endemic region raised suspicion of snakebite. Prompt administration of anti-snake venom led to significant recovery, and he was discharged without neurological deficits. This case underscores the need for clinicians to recognize neurotoxic snake bites as a potential differential diagnosis of brain death, particularly in resource-limited endemic areas where diagnostic capabilities may be restricted. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.1355 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3062 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University | |
| dc.subject | Anti-snake venom | |
| dc.subject | brain death | |
| dc.subject | snakebite | |
| dc.title | Snakebite Masquerading as Brain Death: A Case Report from Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Case Report | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 96 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 94 | |
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