Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging regression of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an AIDS patient after intensive antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 336-339

  Shapiro, Rita A ^a   Mullane, Kathleen M ^b   Camras, Lawrence ^c   Flowers, Calvin ^d   Sutton, Sarah ^e  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital   (United States)

^d JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MACNEAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Intensive antiretroviral therapy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIDANOSINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SAQUINAVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGRAPHIA; ALEXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0034929990     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2001.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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