The prognosis of hearing impairment complicating HIV-negative cryptococcal meningitis

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 320-322

  Wang, H C ^a   Chang, W N ^a   Lui, C C ^a   Peng, J P ^a   Huang, C R ^a   Chang, H W ^b   Liliang, P C ^c   Lu, C H ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINX; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 85026142426     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000168904.41046.2b     Document Type: Article

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