Locked-in syndrome following a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) envenomation

The incidence of envenoming from king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah in human is relatively rare. Its venom acts on the postsynaptic region of the neuromuscular junction causing descending flaccid paralysis. Locked-in syndrome is a clinical state of inability to provide motor response in a conscious pati...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Khaldun Ismail,, Mohd Fyzal B,, Soo, CI, Yeap, BT, Mohamed Faisal AH,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12699/1/22_khaldun_et_al_pdf_36414.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12699/
http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/12/2
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