Giant serpentine aneurysm of vertebrobasilar artery mimicking dolichoectasia - An unusual complication of pediatric AIDS

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-52

  Mahadevan, A ^a   Tagore, R ^a   Siddappa, N B ^b   Santosh, V ^a   Yasha, T C ^a   Ranga, U ^b   Chandramouli, B A ^a   Shankar, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Circle of Willis; Dolichoectasia; Fusiform aneurysm; PCR; Pediatric AIDS

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOLICHOECTASIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBROBASILAR ARTERY ANEURYSM; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 38549142470     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/NPP27037     Document Type: Article

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