Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
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Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association.
Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. The neurological examination was unremarkable. Thrombosis of the lateral and sigmoid sinus and ipsilat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0288-2015