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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