Spider bite toxicity
Evidence-based neurology checklist on spider bite toxicity: Neurotoxic spiders Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp) Recluse spider (Loxosceles spp) Redback Funnel-web Not Tarantulas Neuromuscular features Other neurological features Autonomic features Local features Systemic features
Neurotoxic spiders
- Widow spiders (Latrodectus spp)
- Recluse spider (Loxosceles spp)
- Redback
- Funnel-web
- Not Tarantulas
Neuromuscular features
Other neurological features
Autonomic features
Local features
Systemic features
References
- Diaz JH, Leblanc KE. Common spider bites. Am Fam Physician 2007; 75:869-873.
- Isbister GK. Spider bite: a current approach to management. Aust Prescr 2006; 29:156-158.
- Harris JB, Goonetilleke A. Animal poisons and the nervous system: what the Neurologist needs to know. JNNP 2004; 75(Suppl III):iii40-iii46.
