Does contrast enhancement predict survival in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy?

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1410-1411

  Focosi, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LETTER; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649105594     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597622     Document Type: Letter

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