Encephalitis in primary HIV infection: Challenges in diagnosis and treatment

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 489-493

  Helleberg, M ^a   Kirk, O ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ATAZANAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; EMTRICITABINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TENOFOVIR;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HISTOLOGY; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESTLESSNESS; SPASTICITY; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BIOPSY; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887342144     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472806     Document Type: Article

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