Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy limited to the brain stem

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-229

  Kastrup, O ^a   Maschke, M ^a   Diener, H C ^a   Wanke, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Brain stem; Magnetic resonance imaging; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CIDOFOVIR; FOSCARNET; LAMIVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JC VIRUS; LETHALITY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SLOW VIRUS DISEASE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0036939569     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-001-0714-6     Document Type: Article

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