Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 234 - 237 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 İndeks Tarihi: 30-06-2022
Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection
Öz: Although encephalitis caused by amoebas is commonly known in the literature, ischemic stroke associated with these microorganisms
is very rare. Contrasted neuroimaging is a key modality for the rapid identification of atypical strokes in immunosuppressed patients. In
this paper, a fatal case of amoebic encephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri is presented in an immunosuppressed patient, with the infection being
revealed by cerebrospinal fluid microscopy, amoeba culture, and neuroimaging. This paper is significant being the first case report on N. fowleri
in Turkey and showing the importance of neuroimaging in atypical stroke cases.
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| APA | GER AKARSU F, Dogan N, Erben N, Bas D, Özdemir A (2021). Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. , 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| Chicago | GER AKARSU FATMA,Dogan Nihal,Erben Nurettin,Bas Demet Funda,Özdemir Atilla Özcan Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. (2021): 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| MLA | GER AKARSU FATMA,Dogan Nihal,Erben Nurettin,Bas Demet Funda,Özdemir Atilla Özcan Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. , 2021, ss.234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| AMA | GER AKARSU F,Dogan N,Erben N,Bas D,Özdemir A Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. . 2021; 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| Vancouver | GER AKARSU F,Dogan N,Erben N,Bas D,Özdemir A Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. . 2021; 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| IEEE | GER AKARSU F,Dogan N,Erben N,Bas D,Özdemir A "Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection." , ss.234 - 237, 2021. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| ISNAD | GER AKARSU, FATMA vd. "Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection". (2021), 234-237. https://doi.org/10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| APA | GER AKARSU F, Dogan N, Erben N, Bas D, Özdemir A (2021). Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports, 29(4), 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| Chicago | GER AKARSU FATMA,Dogan Nihal,Erben Nurettin,Bas Demet Funda,Özdemir Atilla Özcan Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports 29, no.4 (2021): 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| MLA | GER AKARSU FATMA,Dogan Nihal,Erben Nurettin,Bas Demet Funda,Özdemir Atilla Özcan Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports, vol.29, no.4, 2021, ss.234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| AMA | GER AKARSU F,Dogan N,Erben N,Bas D,Özdemir A Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports. 2021; 29(4): 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| Vancouver | GER AKARSU F,Dogan N,Erben N,Bas D,Özdemir A Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports. 2021; 29(4): 234 - 237. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| IEEE | GER AKARSU F,Dogan N,Erben N,Bas D,Özdemir A "Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection." Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports, 29, ss.234 - 237, 2021. 10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
| ISNAD | GER AKARSU, FATMA vd. "Brain Eating Amoeba: Cerebral Infarction Caused by a Naegleria fowleri Infection". Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports 29/4 (2021), 234-237. https://doi.org/10.5336/caserep.2021-83778 |
