Isolated cortical blindness without simultaneous neurological involvement in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with human immune deficiency virus infection

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Jeyaraman, Vijay Ananth ^a   Sudharshan, Sridharan ^a   Selvakumar, Ambika ^a   Bassi, Shika ^a   Noronha, Olma Veena ^a   Selvamuthu, Poongulali ^a   Kumarasamy, Nagalingeshwaran ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Cortical blindness; HIV infection; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EYE EXAMINATION; FUNDUS CAMERA; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPE; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 84872302601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-3     Document Type: Article

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