Neurobrucellosis: Clinical features and therapeutic responses in 15 patients;Neurobrucellose: Études clinique et thérapeutique de 15 patients

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1148-1155

  Koussa, S ^a   Tohme A ^a   Ghayad, E ^a   Nasnas, R ^a   El Kallab, K ^a   Chemaly, R ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIAMPHENICOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYELITIS; NEURITIS; NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRUCELLOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642471682     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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