An unusual case of neurobrucellosis presenting with unilateral abducens nerve palsy: Clinical and MRI findings

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236-238

  Özkavukcu, Esra ^a   Tuncay, Zeynep ^a   Selçuk, Ferda ^a   Erden, Ilhan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abducens nerve; Brucellosis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TONSILLITIS;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLOSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549149474     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1604-07.1     Document Type: Article

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