Whipple's disease confined to the central nervous system:: Case report and review of the literature

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Süzer T., Demirkan N., Tahta K., Coskun E., Cetin B.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.31, no.4, pp.411-414, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Review
• Volume: 31 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 1999
• Doi Number: 10.1080/00365549950163897
• Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.411-414
• Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: No

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 Whipphe's disease in which the neurological symptoms were seen in the absence of systemic involvement and emphasize the importance of diagnosing this treatable disease.