Choroid Plexitis and Ependymitis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging are Biomarkers of Neuronal Damage and Inflammation in HIV-negative Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis

Abstract CNS cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in both HIV positive (HIV+) and HIV negative (HIV−) subjects is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite optimal antifungal therapy. We thus conducted a detailed analysis of the MR imaging findings in 45 HIV− and 11 HIV+ patients to identify...

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Main Authors: Dima A. Hammoud, Eman Mahdi, Anil A. Panackal, Paul Wakim, Virginia Sheikh, Irini Sereti, Bibi Bielakova, John E. Bennett, Peter R. Williamson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4a12d351f65f45fe9eb7512182e0f8b2
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