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Both dolphins had subtle, nonspecific signs of abnormal health, protracted neurological signs, and bilateral hearing deficits confirmed via serial auditory evoked potentials testing. Case 1 had hydrocephalus diagnosed with advanced imaging, as well as rising\n                    <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic>\n                    titers, which provided a strong antemortem indication of neurobrucellosis.\n                    <jats:italic>B. ceti<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection was confirmed on postmortem examination in both cases via\n                    <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic>\n                    PCR on cerebellum (Case 1) or cerebrospinal fluid (Case 2). Pathologic findings included severe hydrocephalus, lymphocytic meningitis and ependymitis, and vestibulocochlear neuritis in both cases. Case 1 also had loss of sensory cells in the inner ear. To our knowledge, these cases represent the first report of\n                    <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic>\n                    -associated hearing loss and vestibulocochlear neuritis in cetaceans, neurobrucellosis diagnosed in stranded BND admitted to rehabilitation and placed under permanent professional care, and application of advanced imaging to achieve antemortem diagnosis of hydrocephalus in a stranded cetacean. 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