Cerebral toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the neurological emergency department of a tertiary hospital

Highlights • Twenty-seven (48.2%) patients were diagnosed with HIV at the emergency room;. • Headache, strength deficit and fever were the most reported signs and symptoms;. • The most common MRI or CT findings were multiple lesions and perilesional edema;. • CSF analysis revealed positive IgM and I...

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Published in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 150; pp. 23 - 26
Main Authors:	de Oliveira, Gabriela Brito, da Silva, Maria Almerice Lopes, Wanderley, Leandro Batista, da Cunha Correia, Carolina, Ferreira, Eduardo Caetano Brandão, de Medeiros, Zulma Maria, Filho, José Luiz Lima, de Melo, Fábio Lopes, de Araújo, Paulo Sérgio Ramos, Santos, Alfredo Henrique Cecílio Marins
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-11-2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - diagnosis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology Adult AIDS Cerebral toxoplasmosis Comorbidity Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital Female HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Seropositivity - diagnosis HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Lentivirus Male Middle Aged Mortality Neurology Neurosurgery Retroviridae Tertiary Care Centers Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral - diagnosis Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral - epidemiology Young Adult Brazil HIV Cerebral toxoplasmosis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Summary:	Highlights • Twenty-seven (48.2%) patients were diagnosed with HIV at the emergency room;. • Headache, strength deficit and fever were the most reported signs and symptoms;. • The most common MRI or CT findings were multiple lesions and perilesional edema;. • CSF analysis revealed positive IgM and IgG for T. gondii in 34 (60.7%) patients.
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ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.08.014