Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in elderly immunocompetent patients. Two cases;Leucoencefalopatia multifocal progresiva en pacientes ancianos inmunocompetentes. A proposito de dos casos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Bosch, J ^a,b   Sumalla, J ^a   Mauleon A ^a   Rovira, A ^a   Molins, M ^a   Acarin N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibodies; Autoimmune disorder; Cranial magnetic resonance imaging; Elderly persons; Hepatitis C; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DNA ANTIBODY; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; BRAIN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; BRAIN; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0033620936     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.2902.99153     Document Type: Article

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