An emerging severe leukoencephalopathy: Is it due to HIV disease or highly active antiretroviral therapy?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-207

  Rackstraw, Simon ^a   Meadway, Jeanette ^b,c   Bingham, James ^d   Al Sarraj, Safa ^e,f   Everall, Ian ^g  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mildmay Mission Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Aids dementia complex; Encephalitis; HIV

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; AMPRENAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33644518191     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206775809222     Document Type: Article

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