Vasculopathic Changes in the Cerebral Arterial System with Neurobrucellosis

• Published in: American Journal of Neuroradiology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 384 - 386
• Main Authors: Adaletli, I, Albayram, S, Gurses, B, Ozer, H, Yilmaz, M.H, Gulsen, F, Sirikci, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.02.2006; American Society of Neuroradiology
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Angiography, Digital Subtraction; Biological and medical sciences; Bone marrow, stem cells transplantation. Graft versus host reaction; Brain; Brain Ischemia - diagnostic imaging; Brucellosis - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Angiography; Cerebral Arterial Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal cord. Spinal roots. Spinal nerves; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Nervous system; Neurosurgery; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - diagnostic imaging; Infection; Nervous system diseases; Radiodiagnosis; Central nervous system; Bacteriosis; Brucellosis; Encephalon
• ISSN: 0195-6108; 1936-959X; 1432-1920

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.