Neurobrucellosis.
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چکیده
Brucellosis, which is endemic in Saudi Arabia, can present as a disease with multisystem involvement. Occasionally the organisms invade the central nervous system producing varied neurological manifestations. Often the clinical diagnosis of neurobrucellosis is not straight forward and is obscure. Certain criteria have to be fulfilled for the definitive diagnosis of neurobrucellosis. We report 2 cases of neurobrucellosis which were encountered for the first time during the past 10 years at this hospital.
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Reply to Kesav et al.
TO THE EDITOR—We read the letter of Kesav et al [1] with great interest, and we are pleased to see the reflections from our report on neurobrucellosis [2]. We would like to emphasize some important points regarding the diagnosis and treatment of neurobrucellosis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings (abnormal tube agglutination of isolation of bacteria) are still one of the most important support...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Saudi medical journal
دوره 21 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000