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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1985;87(1):27-33. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85177936
Speelman JD; ter Schegget J; Bots GT; Stam J; Verbeeten B Jr

Abstract: The case of a 40-year-old homosexual male with A.I.D.S. (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and P.M.L. (Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) is described. The importance of a brain biopsy for diagnostic procedures, especially in the case of a patient with A.I.D.S. is stressed. The diagnosis P.M.L. has been made by means of light- and electronic microscopical examination, and the presence of JCV-DNA in the brain tissue has been confirmed by dot hybridization. Various antiviral treatments did not show any effect on the course of the P.M.L.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Antiviral Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE Case Report Cytarabine/THERAPEUTIC USE Human Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal/*COMPLICATIONS/ DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY Male Parietal Lobe/RADIOGRAPHY Thoracic Radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL ARTICLE

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