Transient Ischemic Attack After Scorpion Sting: A Case Report

Abstract

Aim: Stroke is a rare complication that occurs in addition to life-threatening respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms as a result of a scorpion sting. In this case, we presented a patient who had a transient ischemic attack that developed due to a scorpion sting, which had not been presented in the literature before.
 
 Case: Our case was a 69-year-old male patient who felt pain in his left leg when he woke up in the morning. Weakness and speech disorder developed in the left arm and leg, developed approximately 1.5 hours after this pain. In the first examination of the patient, dysarthria, facial asymmetry, and loss of strength on the left side were detected. No significant pathology was observed in magnetic resonance imaging, brain computed tomography, and brain computed tomography angiography. In the physical examination, a dead scorpion has been found among the clothes, and mild redness and swelling at the level of the left ankle were observed. All neurological deficits in the patient resolved completely after 3 hours. Since no risk factor was detected in the examinations, it was thought that there was a transient ischemic attack due to scorpion venom.
 
 Conclusion: While investigating the etiology of transient ischemic attack, careful physical examination besides neurological examination and anamnesis is very important for differential diagnosis of rare causes.