Rhombencephalitis due to Listeria monocytogenes
Brain stem encephalitis is an unusual form of CNS listeriosis that is associated with a high mortality. This is a case of a 46 year-old male with a history of dermatomyositis on methotrexate who presented with fever, headache, assymetrical cranial nerve palsy and right hemiparesis. MRI showed a ring...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921000378 |