A rare presentation of primary neuroleptospirosis as cerebellitis with opsoclonus - a case report.
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Abstract : Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by genus leptospira. It is uncommon for leptospirosis to present as a primary neurological disease. Aseptic meningitis was the most common presentation of neuroleptospirosis. Cerebellitis is a rare manifestation. Here we present a case of neuroleptospirosis presented as cerebellitis with opsoclonus
Keyword :neuroleptospirosis, cerebellitis, opsoclonus
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