Cerebral infarction following bee stings: Case report and literature review

Yang Shuiquan; Wellington Jack; Chen Juanmei; Regenhardt Robert W.; Chen Alex Y.; Li Guilan; Yan Zile; Fu Pingzhong; Hu Zhaohui; Chen Yimin

doi:10.1515/tnsci-2022-0225

Translational Neuroscience (Jul 2022)

Cerebral infarction following bee stings: Case report and literature review

Yang Shuiquan,
Wellington Jack,
Chen Juanmei,
Regenhardt Robert W.,
Chen Alex Y.,
Li Guilan,
Yan Zile,
Fu Pingzhong,
Hu Zhaohui,
Chen Yimin

Affiliations

Yang Shuiquan: Department of Neurology and National Advanced Stroke Center, Key Discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, Foshan Sanshui District People’s Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Wellington Jack: School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
Chen Juanmei: The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Regenhardt Robert W.: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Chen Alex Y.: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States of America
Li Guilan: Department of Neurology and National Advanced Stroke Center, Key Discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, Foshan Sanshui District People’s Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Yan Zile: Department of Neurology and National Advanced Stroke Center, Key Discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, Foshan Sanshui District People’s Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Fu Pingzhong: Department of Radiology, Foshan Sanshui District People’s Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Hu Zhaohui: Medical Department and National Advanced Stroke Center, Key Discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, Foshan Sanshui District People’s Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Chen Yimin: Department of Neurology and National Advanced Stroke Center, Key Discipline of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, Foshan Sanshui District People’s Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tnsci-2022-0225
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 163 – 171

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To date, only 25 cases of cerebral infarction following a bee or wasp sting have been reported. Due to its rarity, undefined pathogenesis, and unique clinical features, we report a case of a 62-year-old man with progressive cerebral infarction following bee stings, possibly related to vasospasm. Furthermore, we review relevant literature on stroke following bee or wasp stings.

Published in Translational Neuroscience

ISSN: 2081-6936 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/tnsci

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