Neurobrucellosis as an exceptional cause of transient ischemic attacks

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 544-548

  Bingol A ^a   Togay Isikay C ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Ischemic stroke; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LIVER ENZYME; RIFAMPICIN;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRUCELLA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MILK; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; BRUCELLOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 33744718184     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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