Acute lumbosacral polyradiculopathy due to cytomegalovirus in advanced HIV disease: CSF findings in 17 patients

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 456-460

  Miller, R F ^a,d   Fox, J D ^b   Thomas, P ^c   Waite, J C ^b   Sharvell, Y ^b   Gazzard, B G ^c   Harrison, M J G ^a   Brink, N S ^b  

^a CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cytomegalovirus; HIV; Polyradiculopathy

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BACK; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; NEUTROPHIL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYRADICULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029808020     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.5.456     Document Type: Article

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