title: Whipple's disease confined to the central nervous system: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Whipple's disease confined exclusively to the CNS without systemic involvement appears to be very rare, with only 8 cases reported in the literature. We present here a further case of primary cerebral Whipple's disease in which the neurological symptoms were seen in the absence of systemic involvement and emphasize the importance of diagnosing this treatable disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Süzer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demirkan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tahta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cetin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents