title: Chronic Meningitis Complicating Intracranial Hypertension in Neurobrucellosis: A Case Report.
abstract: In neurobrucellosis, even though meningitis is encountered frequently, chronic intracranial hypertension is a rare manifestation. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important for the prevention of permanent visual loss secondary to poststasis optic atrophy in these cases. We report a case that presented with permanent visual loss secondary to intracranial hypertension in neurobrucellosis. Our goal is to draw attention to the consideration of neurobrucellosis in cases with papilla stasis, even in the absence of neurological findings in endemic areas.
authors: a Ophthalmology Department , Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey .
authors: Betul
authors: B
authors: Tugcu
authors: a Ophthalmology Department , Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey .
authors: Senay Asik
authors: SA
authors: Nacaroglu
authors: b Ophthalmology Department , Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital , Ankara , Turkey .
authors: Cigdem
authors: C
authors: Coskun
authors: c Neurology Department , Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery , Istanbul , Turkey , and.
authors: Demet Yandım
authors: DY
authors: Kuscu
authors: d Ophthalmology Department , Haseki Research and Training Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey.
authors: Feyza
authors: F
authors: Onder
mesh_terms: D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D020806:Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013129:Spinal Puncture
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001786:Blood Glucose; D000086:Acetazolamide
keywords: Chronic meningitis; intracranial hypertension; neurobrucellosis