Neurological involvement in Q fever is infrequent but can take many forms.
Patient selection: Q fever (infection with Coxiella burnetii)
Neurological disorders may include:
(1) meningitis
(2) meningoencephalitis
(3) septic emboli
(4) myelitis
(5) acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
(6) cranial neuritis, including optic neuritis
(7) peripheral neuropathy
Presentations may include:
(1) stroke-like
(2) pseudotumor cerebri
(3) akinetic-rigid syndrome
(4) cognitive impairment
(5) Guillain-Barre syndrome
