Neurobrucellosis in an endemic area of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2756 @entity3377 @entity146 @entity3403 @entity693 @entity1215 @entity393
Central nervous system involvement occurs less than 5% of @entity1 with @entity3377 . A prospective analysis of 73 @entity1 with @entity3377 identified 13 (17.8%) neurobrucellosis cases from February 2001 to May 2002. 10 @entity1 had @entity693 and 3 acute @entity693 . Two @entity1 had only @entity146 . Cranial nerve involvement was observed in 3 @entity1 (6th, 7th and 8th nerves). Three @entity1 had positive blood cultures and 3 others had positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures. 12 @entity1 had positive agglutination titres in CSF. All patients received antibiotic therapy with @entity2756 , @entity1215 and @entity3403 initially, and after 1 month they were continued with @entity1215 and @entity3403 up to 4 months. All @entity1 were completely cured. @entity393 developed in 1 @entity1 as a sequela.
