Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases
Toxoplasmosis is the most common opportunistic infection of the central nervous system in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Clinical presentation of cerebral toxoplasmosis in these patients includes headache, focal neurological deficits and seizures. Prompt diagnosis and appro...
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| author | Ekanem E. Philip-Ephraim Andreas Charidimou Effiong Williams Gbenga Kajogbola |
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| description | Toxoplasmosis is the most common opportunistic infection of the central nervous system in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Clinical presentation of cerebral toxoplasmosis in these patients includes headache, focal neurological deficits and seizures. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy results in rapid clinical and radiological improvement as well as good outcome for patients. In this article, we report two cases with stroke-like presentation of cerebral toxoplasmosis in the setting of HIV infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-945185f83299489bb2ef1ff3831dce0d2022-12-22T00:29:47ZengKarger PublishersCerebrovascular Diseases Extra1664-54562015-03-0151283010.1159/000375180375180Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected CasesEkanem E. Philip-EphraimAndreas CharidimouEffiong WilliamsGbenga KajogbolaToxoplasmosis is the most common opportunistic infection of the central nervous system in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Clinical presentation of cerebral toxoplasmosis in these patients includes headache, focal neurological deficits and seizures. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy results in rapid clinical and radiological improvement as well as good outcome for patients. In this article, we report two cases with stroke-like presentation of cerebral toxoplasmosis in the setting of HIV infection.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/375180StrokeCerebral toxoplasmosisStroke mimic |
| spellingShingle | Ekanem E. Philip-Ephraim Andreas Charidimou Effiong Williams Gbenga Kajogbola Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra Stroke Cerebral toxoplasmosis Stroke mimic |
| title | Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases |
| title_full | Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases |
| title_fullStr | Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases |
| title_short | Stroke-Like Presentation of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis: Two HIV-Infected Cases |
| title_sort | stroke like presentation of cerebral toxoplasmosis two hiv infected cases |
| topic | Stroke Cerebral toxoplasmosis Stroke mimic |
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