TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Fatal intracerebral haemorrhage following scorpion sting JO - Journal of the Indian Medical Association A1 - Dube, Simmi A1 - Sharma, V. K. A1 - Dubey, T. N. A1 - Gouda, Narendra B. A1 - Shrivastava, Vikrant SP - 194 EP - 195 VL - 109 IS - 3 N2 - Though uncommon, scorpion stings can cause cerebrovascular accidents by various mechanisms such as venom induced autonomic storm leading to hypertension, hypotension, myocarditis, DIC or vasculitis by direct actions. We present a case of intracerebral bleed following scorpion sting, which is a rare presentation and seldom reported.

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