Stroke-Like Presentation of Toxic Leukoencephalopathy as the Initial Manifestation of HIV Infection

The toxic leukoencephalopathy syndrome is increasingly recognized, but rarely presents as an acute cerebrovascular syndrome. We report a 23-year-old man with sudden onset of a right hemispheric sensorimotor syndrome and final diagnosis of HIV-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Reuter, Björn, Wolf, Marc E., Förster, Alex, Kalvin, Kira, Szabo, Kristina, Bäzner, Hansjörg, Hennerici, Michael G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Published online: December, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3531934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23275786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000346033
Descripción
Sumario:The toxic leukoencephalopathy syndrome is increasingly recognized, but rarely presents as an acute cerebrovascular syndrome. We report a 23-year-old man with sudden onset of a right hemispheric sensorimotor syndrome and final diagnosis of HIV-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy.

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