Stereotactic brain biopsies in AIDS patients - Early local experience

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 161-166

  Yeo, K K ^a   Yeo, T T ^a   Chan, C Y ^a   Sitoh, Y Y ^a   Teo, J ^a   Wong, S Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebral lesions; HIV; Stereotactic brain biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034166172     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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