Role of brain biopsy in the management of focal brain lesions in HIV- infected patients

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 993-997

  Antinori, A ^a   Ammassari, Adriana ^b   Luzzati, R ^d   Castagna, A ^e   Maserati, R ^f   Rizzardini, G ^g   Ridolfo, A ^h   Fasan, M ^h   Vaccher, E ⁱ   Landonio, G ^j   Scerrati, M ^c   Rocca, A ^e   Butti, G ^f   Nicolato, A ^d   Lazzarin, A ^e   Tirelli, U ⁱ  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^g L Sacco Hospital Milano   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

ⁱ CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^j OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Brain biopsy; Focal brain lesion; HIV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034700955     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.4.993     Document Type: Article

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