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Tafakhori A¹ ; Turgut AT² ; Kanikyuksek S³ ; Turgut M⁴ Show Affiliations
Source: Neurobrucellosis: Clinical# Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features Published:2015

Abstract

Neurobrucellosis is a rare but important complication of brucellosis with a rate of about 3–5 %. Intracranial epidural and subdural empyemas are less common and present with nonspecific signs and symptoms including several days of fever, headache, altered mental status and confusion, seizures, and focal neurological deficits. Neuroimaging is very crucial in the diagnosis. Surgical and medical treatments are the cornerstone of therapy. The purposes of this chapter are to emphasize the brucellar epidural and subdural empyemas to keep these neurobrucellosis forms in mind and to review the diagnostic and treatment modalities. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016.