Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) manifesting Gerstmann's syndrome

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-179

  Saito, Hiroshi ^a,b   Sakai, Hideaki ^a   Fujihara, Kazuo ^a   Fujihara, Kanae ^a   Itoyama, Yasuto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization Sendai Nishitaga Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Gerstmann's syndrome; JC virus isolation from CSF; PML type regulatory regions; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; GENETICS; GERSTMANN SYNDROME; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BRAIN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DNA, VIRAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GERSTMANN SYNDROME; HUMANS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032197611     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.186.169     Document Type: Article

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