Bilateral cavernous sinus syndrome and bilateral cerebral infarcts: A rare combination after wasp sting

Mukund R Vidhate; Pawan Sharma; Rajesh Verma; Rajesh Yadav

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2010.10.020

Bilateral cavernous sinus syndrome and bilateral cerebral infarcts: A rare combination after wasp sting

J Neurol Sci. 2011 Feb 15;301(1-2):104-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.10.020. Epub 2010 Dec 4.

Authors

Mukund R Vidhate¹, Pawan Sharma, Rajesh Verma, Rajesh Yadav

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. drmukundvidhate@yahoo.co.in

PMID: 21131009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.10.020

Abstract

Neurologic manifestations of wasp sting are uncommon and delayed in onset (Sachdev et al. [1]). Various central and peripheral nervous system presentations have been described including wasp sting encephalopathy, cerebral infarction, optic neuropathy, polyradiculopathy, neuromuscular junction disorders, etc [1]. Cerebral infarction is a rare manifestation and sequential bilateral hemiparesis has been reported in only one case (Riggs [2]). We report a case of a young boy presented with bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis with bilateral cerebral infarcts, a rare combination.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Biogenic Amines / adverse effects
Blepharoptosis / etiology
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / etiology*
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / pathology
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
Cerebral Infarction / pathology
Child
Coma / etiology
Female
Hemiplegia / etiology
Humans
Insect Bites and Stings / complications*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmoplegia / etiology
Syndrome
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wasp Venoms / adverse effects*
Wasp Venoms / chemistry
Wasps*

Substances

Biogenic Amines
Wasp Venoms