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ArticleCureus2022

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Secondary to Neurobrucellosis: A Case Report.

Faisal Alattas, Osama Khojah, Abdulmalik Mukhtar, Rayan Khan, Maan Jamjoom, Aisha Halawani, Seraj Makkawi

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Faisal AlattasCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Osama KhojahCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Abdulmalik MukhtarCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Rayan KhanCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU.
Maan JamjoomEmergency Medicine, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, SAU.
Aisha HalawaniMedical Imaging, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, SAU.
Seraj MakkawiMedicine, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, SAU.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brucellosis is a common infection that rarely causes cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). In this case, a 23-year-old male presented to the emergency department with status epilepticus. With a past medical history of drinking unpasteurized camel milk, elevated inflammatory markers, and evidence of brucellosis in the serum, the patient was diagnosed with brucellosis. Further investigations revealed left transverse sinus thrombosis extending to the jugular vein. The patient was treated with enoxaparin and a combination of doxycycline, ceftriaxone, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. This regimen led to rapid and significant clinical improvement in the signs and symptoms of the patient. CVST is a rare complication of neurobrucellosis that might present with signs and symptoms of meningitis. This case report highlights the importance of keeping neurobrucellosis as a possible cause of CVST in patients living in an area endemic to brucellosis.

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brucellosisbrucellosis complicationscerebral venous sinus thrombosis (cvst)neurobrucellosiss-cerebral venous thrombosisstroke

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PMID36545359
PMCPMC9761486

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