Chagasic granulomatous encephalitis in immunosuppressed patients: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-97

  Di Lorenzo, Guillermo A ^a   Pagano, Miguel A ^a   Taratuto, Ana L ^b   Garau, Maria L ^c   Meli, Francisco J ^b   Pomsztein, Marcelo D ^c  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN A FERNÁNDEZ   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

^c Fernandez Hospital   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; BENZNIDAZOLE; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; ISONIAZID; MANNITOL; NIFURTIMOX; PHENYTOIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; AMASTIGOTE; ANISOCORIA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN NECROSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHAGASIC GRANULOMATOUS ENCEPHALITIS; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEVER; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEADACHE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMIPARESIS; HYPERPYREXIA; IMMUNOCOMPROMIZED PATIENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 0029870766     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jon19966294     Document Type: Article

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