Four different clinical manifestations of neurobrucellosis (case reports)

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Bilen, Şule ^a   Güneş, H Nalan ^a   Saka, Mustafa ^a   Ak, Fikri ^a  

^a Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve; Movement disorder; Neurobrucellosis; Polyneuropathy; Pseudotumor cerebri

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; HALOPERIDOL; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYNEUROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHOREA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPLOPIA; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56949106639     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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