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Case Reports
. 2017 Spring;11(2):61-64.

Neurobrucellosis Presenting with Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy

Mohsen Andisheh  1 , Susan Amirsalari  2 , Mohammad Torkaman  3 , Marzieh Sabzechian  3 , Shahla Afsharpaiman  4
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Case Reports

Neurobrucellosis Presenting with Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy

Mohsen Andisheh et al. Iran J Child Neurol. 2017 Spring.

Abstract

One of the rare complications of brucellosis is neurobrucellosis. There have been numerous reports showing clinical forms of brucellosis affecting CNS, such as cranial nerve involvement, myelitis, vascular disease, radiculoneuritis, meningitis, meningoencephalitis, and demyelinating disease. In this case report, we introduce a 2.5 yr old girl with unilateral abducens nerve palsy referred to Baghiyatallah Hospital Outpatient Clinic, Tehran, Iran in June 2015.

Keywords: Abducens nerve palsy; Neurobrucellosis; Neuroimaging.

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Figures

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Left side abducens nerve palsy
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Round hyperintense lesion at left parasagitalparieto-occipital area in brain MRI
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Round hyperintense frontal subcortical lesion in brain MRI
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