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ArticleMedGenMed : Medscape general medicine2006

Brain-stem listeriosis: a comparison of SPECT and MRI findings.

Sevki Sahin, Ayse S Arisoy, Aynur E Topkaya, Sibel Karsidag

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Article in MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sevki SahinDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. drsahin@gmail.com
Ayse S Arisoy
Aynur E Topkaya
Sibel Karsidag
Maltepe University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes, although uncommon as a cause of illness in the general population, can result in serious illness when it affects pregnant women, neonates, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Typically, it is a food-borne organism. This report describes a case of brain-stem listeriosis in a previously healthy 51-year-old woman. The diagnosis was based on clinical findings, the results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, CSF culture, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. MRI demonstrated upper brain stem and cerebellar peduncle involvement. In addition, Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO)-labeled single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of the brain revealed bilateral cerebellar hypoperfusion. Antibiotic therapy resulted in partial clinical recovery after 3 weeks. At the end of 6 months, brain-stem findings had nearly resolved. However, although minimal residual findings were observed on MRI at 6 months, bilateral diffuse cerebellar hypoperfusion remained on Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT.

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AmpicillinBrain StemFemaleHumansListeria monocytogenesListeriosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonAmpicillin

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PMID17415328
PMCPMC1868329
OpenAlexW2413779125

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