Isolated posterior fossa involvement of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in HIV : a case series with review of the literature
dc.contributor.author | Mudau, Adziambei | |
dc.contributor.author | Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim | |
dc.contributor.author | Schutte, Clara-Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Lockhat, Zarina I. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-12T06:20:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-12T06:20:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11-14 | |
dc.description.abstract | Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) is a progressive demyelinating condition resulting from infection with the John Cunningham virus and precipitated by immunocompromised states. The HIV pandemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, has resulted in an increase in the number of patients presenting with PML. Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis and the distribution of the disease is predominantly supratentorial. Isolated posterior fossa involvement is a rare finding with very few cases described in the literature. We present the largest case series of patients described in the literature, with isolated posterior fossa involvement of PML, in HIV-positive patients. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Neurology | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Radiology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.sajr.org.za | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Mudau A, Suleman FE, Schutte CM, Lockhat ZI. Isolated posterior fossa involvement of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in HIV: A case series with review of the literature. S Afr J Rad. 2017;21(2), a1262. https:// DOI.org/ 10.4102/sajr.v21i2.1262. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1027-202X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6778 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/sajr.v21i2.1262 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63507 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Infection | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Patients | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | John Cunningham virus | en_ZA |
dc.subject | HIV-positive patients | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Health sciences articles SDG-03 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | |
dc.title | Isolated posterior fossa involvement of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in HIV : a case series with review of the literature | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |