Isolated posterior fossa involvement of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in HIV : a case series with review of the literature

dc.contributor.authorMudau, Adziambei
dc.contributor.authorSuleman, Farhana Ebrahim
dc.contributor.authorSchutte, Clara-Maria
dc.contributor.authorLockhat, Zarina I.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-12T06:20:43Z
dc.date.available2018-01-12T06:20:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-14
dc.description.abstractProgressive 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.departmentNeurologyen_ZA
dc.description.departmentRadiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajr.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMudau 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.issn1027-202X (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-6778 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/sajr.v21i2.1262
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63507
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectInfectionen_ZA
dc.subjectPatientsen_ZA
dc.subjectProgressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML)en_ZA
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)en_ZA
dc.subjectJohn Cunningham virusen_ZA
dc.subjectHIV-positive patientsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.titleIsolated posterior fossa involvement of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in HIV : a case series with review of the literatureen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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