Dementia, peripheral neuropathy, and chronic meningitis in Neurobrucellosis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-130

  Nalini, A ^a   Nagarathna, S ^a   Rajeshwari, S ^b   Rose, D ^a   Veena Kumari, H B ^a   Nagalingam, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE INFORMATICS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; DEMENTIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINE;

EID: 84860447885     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.94896     Document Type: Letter

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