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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenomation: A case report and review of the literature
We report a previously healthy middle-aged Indian female who developed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis preceded by features of disseminated bleeding diathesis following Russell's viper bite. The cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient responded well to treatment with antivenom and subcutaneous enoxaparin and had no demonstrable neurological deficits at three months of follow-up.PMID:36041514 | DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.08.014
Source: Toxicon - August 30, 2022 Category: Toxicology Authors: Ritwik Ghosh Mois és León-Ruiz Dipayan Roy Dinobandhu Naga Sona Singh Sardar Juli án Benito-León Source Type: research

Early pregnancy cerebral venous thrombosis and status epilepticus treated with levetiracetam and lacosamide throughout pregnancy
We describe a pregnant woman with a massive CVT in early pregnancy, complicated by status epilepticus. The mother was treated with levetiracetam, lacosamide and enoxaparin throughout pregnancy. A male infant was born on pregnancy week 36, weighing 2.2 kilogram. Both levetiracetam and and lacosamide were present in cord blood in levels similar to those in maternal blood. The infant was partially breast-fed and experienced poor feeding and sleepiness, starting to resolve after two first weeks. Milk samples were drawn five days after the delivery and a blood sample from the infant three days later. Lacosamide level in milk wa...
Source: Reproductive Toxicology - July 14, 2015 Category: Toxicology Source Type: research