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From a simple chronic headache to neurobrucellosis: a case report.

Masih Tajdini1, Sona Akbarloo2, Seyed MohammadReza Hosseini3, Banafsheh Parvizi4, Somaye Baghani5, Vajiheh Aghamollaii6, Abbas Tafakhori7.   

Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious disease with high incidence in Iran. Neurobrucellosis is a focal complication of brucellosis affecting both central and peripheral nervous system presenting with a varieties of signs and symptoms. The most reported manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. In this report, we will describe a case of a young woman affected by neurobrucellosis presenting with chronic progressive headache and papilledema.

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Keywords:  Brucellosis; Headache; Papilledema

Year:  2014        PMID： 25250257      PMCID： PMC4154277     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Med J Islam Repub Iran        ISSN： 1016-1430


  15 in total

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Journal:  Diagn Interv Radiol       Date:  2009-10-27       Impact factor: 2.630

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Journal:  Neurologia       Date:  1995-11       Impact factor: 3.109

8.  Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with acute neurobrucellosis.

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9.  An unusual complication of a common endemic disease: clinical and laboratory aspects of patients with brucella epididymoorchitis in the north of Iran.

Authors:  Narges Najafi; Roya Ghassemian; Ali R Davoody; Atefe Tayebi
Journal:  BMC Res Notes       Date:  2011-08-11

10.  Neurobrucellosis presenting as an intra-medullary spinal cord abscess.

Authors:  Girish V Vajramani; Mahantesh B Nagmoti; Chidanand S Patil
Journal:  Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob       Date:  2005-09-16       Impact factor: 3.944
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