Brucellosis is bacterial zoonoses. In endemic areas brucellosis can present with clinical features of nearly any neurological illness. Meningitic presentation is most common, with patient presenting with either acute or chronic meningitis. Pseudotumor--like presentation is also documented and accounts for only 4% of cases of neurobrucellosis. Here we are documenting a case of neurobrucellosis w...

BACKGROUND Mycotic cerebral aneurysms are uncommon. We intend to report the first case of multiple mycotic cerebral aneurysms due to Brucella infection that were treated surgically. CASE DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old man with neurobrucellosis presented with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Three mycotic aneurysms were detected in the vicinity of middle cerebral artery (MCA). Medical treatment fai...

brucellosis is an endemic disease in our country. neurobrucellosis occurs in 5 to 10% of cases, and can present at any stage of of the disease. this study was undertaken to evaluate clinical, epidemiological and paraclinical aspects of brucellosis with and without neurological manifestations. data of 30 patients, 15 cases with nervous system involvement (neurobrucellosis) and 15 cases without n...

The presence of antibodies was determined in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid in six patients with neurobrucellosis using the Rose Bengal test, the microdilution agglutination test, and the Coombs' test. Four of the patients were followed up for more than three months. The Rose Bengal test and the microagglutination test were positive in cerebrospinal fluid in five of the six cases at some sta...