Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a child presenting as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-102

  Tullu, Milind S ^a   Patil, Dhananjay P ^a   Muranjan, Mamta N ^a   Kher, Archana S ^a   Lahiri, Keya R ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

AIDS; cerebrospinal fluid; demyelination; HIV; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYTOIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CONVULSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEG; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; TENDON REFLEX; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATAL OUTCOME; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 78651332845     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810375717     Document Type: Article

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