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Legionellosis presenting as singultus and external ophthalmoplegia.

Shingo Konno1, Haruhi Kono, Hisao Kitazono, Mayumi Murata, Hiroshi Nakazora, Nobuatsu Nomoto, Hideki Sugimoto, Ken Sanno, Toshiki Fujioka.   

Abstract

We report a 71-year-old man with legionellosis, who presented with abducens nerve palsy, singultus, confusion, memory impairment, ataxia, and hyporeflexia. Legionella pneumonia was diagnosed on the basis of detection of Legionella pneumophila antigen in the urine. The cerebrospinal fluid was negative for the antigen and antibody, but an oligoclonal band was detected, and the IgG index was elevated. It was speculated that an undetermined immune-mediated mechanism had contributed to the development of the neurological manifestations.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22234523     DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0927-3

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Neurol Sci        ISSN: 1590-1874            Impact factor:   3.307


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5.  Decreased cerebellar blood flow in postinfectious acute cerebellar ataxia.

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Authors:  P Rousseau
Journal:  South Med J       Date:  1995-02       Impact factor: 0.954

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Authors:  Samuel A Shelburne; Marcia A Kielhofner; Pinky S Tiwari
Journal:  South Med J       Date:  2004-01       Impact factor: 0.954

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10.  Advanced laboratory techniques for diagnosing Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis in AIDS patients: significance of intrathecal production and comparison with PCR and ECL-western blotting.

Authors:  C Contini; E Fainardi; R Cultrera; R Canipari; F Peyron; S Delia; E Paolino; E Granieri
Journal:  J Neuroimmunol       Date:  1998-12-01       Impact factor: 3.478

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1.  Lower lobe pneumonia presenting as singultus (hiccups).

Authors:  Stamatis Karakonstantis; Sofia Pitsigavdaki; Dafni Korela; Despoina Galani
Journal:  Caspian J Intern Med       Date:  2018
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