STROKE AND SNAKEBITE

ABSTRACT- Snakebites are common and lead to potential complications like neuromyopathies and stro k e s, these last associated with disturbances of blood coagulation. We re p o rt on a 65 years old woman of cere-bral intraparenchymal hemorrhage associated with snakebite by a Bothrops jararaca that occurred in the Reconcavo of Bahia, BA, Brazil. The patient was submitted to a surgical evacuation of the hematoma, with a good result. This re p o rt is accompanied by a revision about the association among snakebite and neu-rological complications, emphasizing strokes. Statistics reveal a hight incidence of snakebite in the world, mainly in tropical countries and gets attention for his socioeconomic impact. The clinical and laboratorial characteristics to identify the victims that present a high risk of presenting strokes are discussed in ord e r to identify early those patients, so that they may be treated in a more precocious and effective way