Cerebrospinal fluid syndromes in HIV-positive patients with acute consciousness compromise

We reviewed the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) syndromes of 100 consecutive HIV-positive patients presenting acute consciousness compromise in emergency rooms, and correlated them with clinical data. The most frequent CSF syndromes were: absolute protein-cytological dissociation (21), viral (19), neurocr...

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Main Authors: Batista Marcus Sabry Azar, Sesso Ricardo C.C., Reis-Filho João Batista dos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1999-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821999000600011