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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018

Case Report: Neurobrucellosis with Plastered Spinal Arachnoiditis: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Report.

Saraswati Nashi, Veeramani Preethish-Kumar, Sayani Maji, Nagarathna Chandrashekar, Kiran Polavarapu, Chetan Kashinkunti, Kajari Bhattacharya, Jitender Saini, Atchayaram Nalini

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. 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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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saraswati NashiDepartment of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Veeramani Preethish-KumarDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Sayani MajiDepartment of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Nagarathna ChandrashekarDepartment of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Kiran PolavarapuDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Chetan KashinkuntiDepartment of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Kajari BhattacharyaDepartment of Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Jitender SainiDepartment of Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Atchayaram NaliniDepartment of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse spinal arachnoiditis in neurobrucellosis is a rare manifestation. We report a boy aged 17, presenting with hearing impairment and recurrent vomiting for 18 months, weight loss for 12 months, dysphagia, dysarthria, hypophonia for 6 months, and gait unsteadiness for 5 months. He had bilateral 5th (motor) to 12th cranial nerve palsy, wasting and weakness of limbs, fasciculations, absent tendon reflexes, and positive Babinski's sign. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed raised protein and pleocytosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed extensive enhancing exudates in cisterns and post-contrast enhancement of bilateral 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th nerves. Spine showed clumping with contrast enhancement of the cauda equina roots and encasement of the cord with exudates. Serum and CSF were positive for anti-

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AdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsArachnoiditisBrucellaBrucellosisCranial Nerve DiseasesDeglutition DisordersDysarthriaHearing Loss, BilateralHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMuscle WeaknessVomitingAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID29345223
PMCPMC5930921
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