From a simple chronic headache to neurobrucellosis: a case report.

Med J Islam Repub Iran

7. Assistant Professor of Neurology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Published: September 2014

Brucellosis is an infectious disease with high incidence in Iran. Neurobrucellosis is a focal complication of brucellosis affecting both central and peripheral nervous system presenting with a varieties of signs and symptoms. The most reported manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. In this report, we will describe a case of a young woman affected by neurobrucellosis presenting with chronic progressive headache and papilledema.

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