High rates of cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patients presenting with meningitis in Accra, Ghana

JA Opintan, BK Awadzi, IJK Biney… - Transactions of The …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… in late HIV infection. Among the major causes of neurological disorders in HIV/AIDS patients
… , tachycardia, Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and, finally, clinical staging of HIV/AIDS by WHO …

Analysis of tuberculosis meningitis pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

A Arshad, S Dayal, R Gadhe, A Mawley, K Shin… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
present with signs of encephalitis instead of meningitis. Signs and symptoms of encephalitis
include coma … Shafer HIV infected patients are more likely than control patients to have TB. …

Where there is no brain imaging: safety and diagnostic value of lumbar puncture in patients with neurological disorders in a rural hospital of Central Africa

D Mukendi, JRL Kalo, T Kayembe, P Lutumba… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
… being present in almost all cases of established neuro-infection. Finally, a set of good
predictors of CSF pleocytosis were identified eg confirmed HIV infection, Glasgow coma scale <15/…

[HTML][HTML] Sepsis and the brain: a review for acute and general physicians

BL Carter, J Underwood - Clinical Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
infection occurring outside of the central nervous system (CNS). Symptoms can range from
mild confusion to coma … patients presenting with evidence of infection and an acute alteration …

Adults with suspected central nervous system infection: a prospective study of diagnostic accuracy

U Khatib, D van de Beek, JA Lees, MC Brouwer - Journal of Infection, 2017 - Elsevier
… Most common presenting features were headache (211 of 354 episodes [60%]), fever (146 …
the Glasgow Coma Scale <14 (114 of 363 episodes [31%]). Neck stiffness was present in 61 …

Evaluation and Management of Seizures in the Emergency Department.

B Garber, J Glauser - Emergency Medicine Reports, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
… and special concerns for patients with HIV infection and pregnant women. Physicians …
which range from acute and fluctuating confusional state to coma. Patients presenting with a …

[PDF][PDF] Decompressive craniectomy in the management of low Glasgow coma score patients with extradural hematoma: a review of literature and guidelines

YT Bisen, P Korde, O Dighe, S Iratwar, G Bisen… - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
… , especially in patients with low Glasgow coma scores, to have a better prognosis … primary
surgical management for massive hematoma, which usually presents as a low Glasgow coma

Epidemiological, clinical and biological profile of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis among people living with HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

B Zono, E Kamangu, H Situakibanza, E Amaela… - Pan African Medical …, 2020 - ajol.info
… Inclusion criteria: the present study took into account the HIV-… and the delay in the diagnosis
of HIV infection and its related OI. … , neck stiffness, fever and coma completed the diagnosis; • …

[PDF][PDF] BCG scar local skin inflammation as a novel reaction following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in two international healthcare workers

EZ Lopatynsky-Reyes, H Acosta-Lazo… - Cureus, 2021 - cureus.com
signs of reaction on the injection site, and resolved within four days. Dermoscopic findings in
one case showed arborizing and comma-… No other symptoms were present on that day. The …

Blood RNA signature RISK4LEP predicts leprosy years before clinical onset

M Tió-Coma, SM Kiełbasa, SJF van den Eeden… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
… In the present investigation, we collected venous blood of household contacts of leprosy …
into the study before any clinical signs were present, and at diagnosis of leprosy. Importantly, …