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. 2007 May;58(1):121-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.11.001. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

A rare case of brainstem encephalitis by Listeria monocytogenes with isolated mesencephalic localization. Case report and review

Laura Reynaud  1 , Maria Graf, Ivan Gentile, Raimondo Cerini, Rocco Ciampi, Salvatore Noce, Francesco Borrelli, Chiara Viola, Fabrizio Gentile, Francesco Briganti, Guglielmo Borgia
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A rare case of brainstem encephalitis by Listeria monocytogenes with isolated mesencephalic localization. Case report and review

Laura Reynaud et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 May.

Abstract

We describe a case of brainstem infection by Listeria monocytogenes with right oculomotor palsy and lip drop, facial hypoesthesia, left arm paresthesia, positive blood culture, and sterile liquor in a 63-year-old man. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an isolated mesencephalic lesion. Localization of this kind accounted for 3% of 111 cases reviewed.

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