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Acute Cerebellar Ataxia—Uncommon Manifestation of Typhoid Fever
Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
- 2 Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
- 3 Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
- 4 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE
Neuroscience and Medicine·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 47–49·Published 16 April 2015·DOI10.4236/nm.2015.62008
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Abstract
Enteric fever is widely prevalent in the tropics. Central nervous system involvement is not rare and reported incidence varies from 5% to 35% [1]. Various well-known neuropsychiatric manifestations include confusional state, encephalopathy, meningism, convulsions and focal neurological deficits. Acute cerebellar ataxia as an isolated neurological complication of enteric fever is very rare and limited to only a few case reports [2]. Here we report a case of enteric fever who presents Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.
KeywordsEnteric FeverAtaxiaNeurological ManifestationsTyphoid
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