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First Reported Case of Neuroleptospirosis Complicated With Anton's Syndrome

Saeed N 1 , Khoo CS 1 , Remli R 1 , Law ZK 1 , Periyasamy P 2 , Osman SS 3 Show all authors , Tan HJ 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Radiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Front Neurol, 2018;9:966.
PMID: 30564184 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00966

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a spirochetal zoonotic disease with a wide clinical spectrum, often underdiagnosed especially when presented as an acute neurological manifestation. We report a case of a 24-year-old man with serologically positive leptospirosis, who presented with altered sensorium, seizures and subsequently developed cortical blindness. His brain MRI revealed bilateral occipital and later parietal lobe cerebritis.

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