Spastic paraparesis and sensorineural hearing loss: keep brucellosis in mind

J Neurol Sci. 2018 Feb 15:385:144-145. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.036. Epub 2017 Dec 29.

Authors

Sara P Dias¹, João Sequeira², Manuel Almeida²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Hospital dos Capuchos, Alameda Santo António dos Capuchos, 1169-050 Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Hospital dos Capuchos, Alameda Santo António dos Capuchos, 1169-050 Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 29406895
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.036

No abstract available

Keywords: Brucellosis; Hearing loss; Neurobrucellosis; Spastic paraparesis; Spinal cord.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Brucellosis / complications*
Brucellosis / diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnostic imaging
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / microbiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Paraparesis, Spastic / diagnostic imaging
Paraparesis, Spastic / etiology*
Paraparesis, Spastic / microbiology*