Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: A confused woman, an ambitious virus and an unusual MRI

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 266-267

  Worthley, D L ^a   Sandhu, A ^b   Norton, G ^a  

^a MODBURY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JC VIRUS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VIRUS DETECTION;

BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0036378207     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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