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Neurotoxicity in Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming in Sri Lanka: a clinical and neurophysiological study

Anjana SilvaMonash Venom Group, Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; ;Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka; ;South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;
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Kalana MaduwageSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;
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Michael SedgwickSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;
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Senaka PilapitiyaFaculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Prasanna WeerawansaFaculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Niroshana J. DahanayakaFaculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Nicholas A. BuckleySouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Clinical Pharmacology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Sisira SiribaddanaFaculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Geoffrey K. IsbisterSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 411-419 | Received 28 Nov 2015, Accepted 13 Jan 2016, Published online: 29 Feb 2016

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