Neurol. praxi. 2019;20(2):107-114 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2019.016

Neurological disorders in travellers

prof. MUDr. Petr Kaňovský, CSc., doc. MUDr. Kateřina Menšíková, Ph.D.
Neurologická klinika LF UP a FN, Olomouc

Travelling to distant countries is associated with numerous risks, including some health-related ones. In addition to infectious
diseases, alimentary infections, and injuries, complications arising from a “conflict contact” with a venomous animal or plant are
among the major health-related risks. Part one of our review deals with neurological complications of conditions resulting from
contact with the venom of some of the venomous animals.

Keywords: snakes, spiders, scorpions, cnidarians

Received: February 28, 2019; Accepted: February 28, 2019; Prepublished online: February 28, 2019; Published: April 23, 2019  Show citation

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Kaňovský P, Menšíková K. Neurological disorders in travellers. Neurol. praxi. 2019;20(2):107-114. doi: 10.36290/neu.2019.016.
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