Intracranial hypertension and cryptococcal meningitis in a girl with AIDS

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 330-331

  Laverda, Anna Maria ^a   Ruga, Ezia ^a   Pagliaro, Alessandra ^a   Pinello, Maria Luisa ^a   Giaquinto, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Intracranial hypertension; Pediatric AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUROSEMIDE; INDIAN INK; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PAPILLEDEMA; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

EID: 0030197707     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(96)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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