Immune reconstitution associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in human immunodeficiency virus: A case discussion and review of the literature

Neurologist

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 321-326

  Travis, Jennifer ^a   Varma, Anoop ^b   Du Plessis, Daniel ^b   Turnbull, Ian ^a,b   Vilar, F Javier ^a  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Immune reconstitution; Leucoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CIDOFOVIR; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RITONAVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FRONTAL LOBE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; INFERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; JC VIRUS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD4; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 53549134936     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31816e2f13     Document Type: Article

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