Frontiers in Neurology (Dec 2018)

First Reported Case of Neuroleptospirosis Complicated With Anton's Syndrome

  • Nasheeda Saeed,
  • Ching Soong Khoo,
  • Rabani Remli,
  • Zhe Kang Law,
  • Petrick Periyasamy,
  • Syazarina Sharis Osman,
  • Hui Jan Tan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00966
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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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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