Acute Cerebellar Ataxia—Uncommon Manifestation of Typhoid Fever

Kiran Kumar^1*, Mohammed Khalid¹, Shaikh Altaf Basha¹, Alyaa Fadhil²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE.
²Department of Clinical Pharmacy, GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Ajman, UAE.

DOI: 10.4236/nm.2015.62008                

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.

Keywords

Enteric Fever, Ataxia, Neurological Manifestations, Typhoid

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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