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Routine cranial computed tomography before lumbar puncture in HIV-positive adults presenting with seizures at Mitchells Plain Hospital, Cape Town
BACKGROUND: Current international guidelines recommend that a cranial computed tomography (CT) be performed on all HIV-positive patients presenting with new onset seizures, before a lumbar puncture (LP) is performed. In the South African setting, however, this delay could be life threatening. The pr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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AOSIS OpenJournals
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5843182/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29568583 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v16i1.354 |