title: Acute axonal poly-radiculoneuropathy associated with partially treated brucellosis: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of partially treated brucellosis that developed quadriparesis, sixth and seventh cranial nerve palsy, and apnea. Electrodiagnostic studies were in favor of acute axonal poly-radiculoneuropathy. Crossreactive immunological responses due to molecular mimicry between Brucella lipooligosaccharide and GM1 ganglioside may justify the development of acute axonal polyradiculoneuropathy after brucellosis.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterohepatology Research Center and Department of Neurology, Shiraz, Iran. borhanihaghighi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borhani Haghighi
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sabayan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside