Table 1: Previously published cases of ischemic strokes following Russell's viper bites in Sri Lanka.
Cases of ischemic strokes | Location of Stroke |
Ameratunga B (1972) [2] | Middle cerebral artery territory |
Gawarmmana I, et al. [3] | 1. Cerebellum, Bilateral frontal, and parietal lobes 2. Right deep parietal and lentiform nucleus 3. Right frontal and Right cerebellum 4. Left caudate and bilateral occipital lobes 5. Left and Right middle cerebral artery territory and bilateral occipital lobes 6. Multiple bilateral cortical and cerebellum 7. Left frontal lobe 8. Multiple - cerebellum and occipital lobes 9. Right parietal and temporal lobes. |
Subasinghe, et al. [4] | Bilateral occipital infarcts |
Rathnayaka RMMKN, et al. [5] | Bilateral cerebral infarctions |