Enhancing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: An indicator of improved immune status?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 541-543

  Kotecha, Nilesh ^a   George, Marie J ^a   Smith, Thomas W ^a   Corvi, Francisco ^b   Litofsky, N Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Lowell Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0032411922     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00321-0     Document Type: Article

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