A case of brucellosis with speech disturbance

Journal Title: Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology - Year 2009, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Brucellosis is a zoonosis with nonspecific signs and symptoms that some times associated with neurological manifestations. In this report, we present a 41-year-old female who presented with inappropriate speech, an unusual presentation of the neurobrucellosis.

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Farid Yousefi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shokrollah Salmanzadeh

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Farid Yousefi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shokrollah Salmanzadeh (2009). A case of brucellosis with speech disturbance. Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, 2(2), 75-77. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-160118