Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 326, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 107-110

  Christakis, Panos G ^a   Okin, Daniel ^a   Huttner, Anita J ^a   Baehring, Joachim M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent; Immunosuppression; JC virus; Mefloquine; Mirtazapine; Neuroimmunology; Neuropathology; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; CYTARABINE; MEFLOQUINE; MIRTAZAPINE; MYELIN; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; JC VIRUS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PANIC; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; TEMPORAL LOBE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT DURATION; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE;

EID: 84875439293     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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