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An unusual case of neurobrucellosis presenting with unilateral abducens nerve palsy: clinical and MRI findings
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Neuroradiology - Case Report 2016
VOLUME: 15 ISSUE: 4
P: 236-238
December 2009

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

Diagn Interv Radiol 2009;15(4):236-238
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1604-07.1
Esra Özkavukcu 1
Zeynep Tuncay 2
Ferda Selçuk 3
İlhan Erden 4
1. Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2. Departments of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
3. Departments of Neurology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
4. Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Received Date: 24.12.2007
Accepted Date: 15.02.2008
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ABSTRACT

Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease in which neurobrucellosis occurs in 5–10% of cases. Variable clinical and radiological manifestations of neurobrucellosis can mimic those of other diseases. In this report, we present unusual clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a patient with neurobrucellosis and unilateral abducens nerve palsy. Her MRI showed punctate leptomeningeal enhancement of the cerebellum on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images, and a focal area of hyperintensity in the splenium of the corpus callosum on T2-weighted images.