Stereotactic brain biopsy in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 565-568

  Luzzati, Roberto ^a,c   Ferrari, Sergio ^a   Nicolato, Antonio ^a   Piovan, Enrico ^b   Malena, Marina ^a   Merighi, Mara ^a   Morbin, Michela ^a   Gerosa, Massimo ^a   Rizzuto, Nicolo' ^a   Concia, Ercole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Verona   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STEREOTAXIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9044221375     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.5.565     Document Type: Article

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