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An unusual presentation of Listeria monocytogenes rhombencephalitis
We describe a case of 52-year-old woman with a medical history of Crohn's disease presented abrupt fever, asymmetrical multiple cranial nerve palsies and focal neurological symptoms localized to the brainstem. The patient was initially diagnosed with ischaemic stroke, because of acute clinical course and results of neuroimaging. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed mild infection with negative Gram staining and culture. Final diagnosis of Listeria monocytogenes brainstem infection (rhombencephalitis) was set up on the basis of further clinical course and positive blood cultures. Listerial rhombencephalitis should be kept ...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - January 10, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

An unusual presentation of Listeria monocytogenes rhombencephalitis.
We describe a case of 52-year-old woman with a medical history of Crohn's disease presented abrupt fever, asymmetrical multiple cranial nerve palsies and focal neurological symptoms localized to the brainstem. The patient was initially diagnosed with ischaemic stroke, because of acute clinical course and results of neuroimaging. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed mild infection with negative Gram staining and culture. Final diagnosis of Listeria monocytogenes brainstem infection (rhombencephalitis) was set up on the basis of further clinical course and positive blood cultures. Listerial rhombencephalitis should be kept ...
Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - January 9, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Acewicz A, Witkowski G, Rola R, Ryglewicz D, Sienkiewicz-Jarosz H Tags: Neurol Neurochir Pol Source Type: research