Vasculopathic changes in the cerebral arterial system with neurobrucellosis

Adaletli I., Albayram S., GURSES B., OZER H., YILMAZ M. H., Gulsen F., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.27, no.2, pp.384-386, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.384-386
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease characterized by multisystem involvement. Nervous system involvement is rare, with a reported incidence of 3%-13%. Brucellosis can also be manifested in the form of vasculopathy. Cerebral vasculopathy due to brucellosis is a very rare entity, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present a patient with neurobrucellosis who had involvement of cerebral vasculature demonstrated by angiography.