Management of elevated intracranial pressure in patients with cryptococcal meningitis

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-142

  Fessler, Richard D ^a,b   Sobel, Jack ^a   Guyot, Lisa ^a   Crane, Lawrence ^a   Vazquez, Jose ^a   Szuba, Mary Jo ^a   Diaz, Fernando G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Harper Professional Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; HIV; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032006307     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802010-00006     Document Type: Article

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