title: Listeria monocytogenes brainstem infection (rhombencephalitis) mimicking ischemic stroke.
abstract: The frequency of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) infection of the central nervous system is increasing. We report a patient recently treated with chemotherapeutic drugs for pulmonary adenocarcinoma who suddenly developed hemiparesis, was initially diagnosed with stroke, and was then found to be affected by Lm rhombencephalitis accompanied by a brain abscess. Lm meningoencephalitis mimicking ischemic stroke is rare but must be considered, especially in specific patients.
authors: Neuroscience Section, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Marini
authors: Unità operativa degenza cerebrovascolare, Nuovo Ospedale di Prato, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Caruso
authors: Unità operativa degenza cerebrovascolare, Nuovo Ospedale di Prato, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Falcini
authors: Unità operativa degenza cerebrovascolare, Nuovo Ospedale di Prato, Italy.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Palumbo
authors: Stroke Unit and Neurology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, Florence 50134, Italy. Electronic address: pantoni@unifi.it.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Pantoni
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000382:microbiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Brain abscess; Listeria monocytogenes; Rhombencephalitis; Stroke mimics