[HTML][HTML] Higher accuracy of lung ultrasound over chest X-ray for early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia

J Martinez Redondo, C Comas Rodriguez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly strained healthcare systems worldwide. The
reference standard for diagnosis is a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction …

Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients: a review

S Dian, AR Ganiem, S Ekawardhani - Pathogens and Global …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… in stupor and coma, and death might occur in untreated patients. Nuchal rigidity is rare, as
it mainly causes encephalitis without … Typically, one or both signs are present. Differential …

[HTML][HTML] AIDS-associated Talaromyces marneffei central nervous system infection in patients of southwestern China

YY Li, RJ Dong, S Shrestha, P Upadhyay, HQ Li… - AIDS research and …, 2020 - Springer
… patients had initial presenting symptoms of CNS infection, … One patient who had convulsions
and coma before hospital … infection among the patients with or without HIV infection [6,7,…

[HTML][HTML] An Unusual Case of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Presenting as Impending Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

RB Sinit, JH Leung, WS Hwang, JS Woo… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… a long history of HIV infection, but with immune reconstitution and a non-detectable HIV viral
load, … Clinically, he had borderline myxedema coma as he had depressed mental status and …

Therapeutic Lumbar Punctures in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Should Opening Pressure Direct Management?

E Kagimu, N Engen, K Ssebambulidde… - … Forum Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
… Participants with severely elevated baseline ICP (>350 mm H 2 O) were more likely to present
with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score <15 (P < .01), self-reported baseline seizures (P …

The neurocritical care of tuberculous meningitis

J Donovan, A Figaji, D Imran, NH Phu… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
… Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis and often causes critical
illness with high mortality. Two primary management objectives are reducing intracranial …

… in Glasgow Coma Scale and the full outline of unresponsiveness score measurement in patients with metabolic encephalopathy, central nervous system infections …

AA Mbonde, BM Demaerschalk, N Zhang, R Butterfield… - Neurocritical care, 2021 - Springer
HIV infection (27.1% [61 of 230]), and HIV infection was most prevalent among those with
CNS infections… all patients presenting with reduced LOC from stroke, a CNS infection, or ME. …

[HTML][HTML] High-titre methylene blue-treated convalescent plasma as an early treatment for outpatients with COVID-19: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

…, C Laporte-Villar, A Nieto, X Comas-Leon… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
… rooms and were, therefore, likely to present with moderate-to-severe symptoms. Moreover,
25 (16%) of 158 patients who met the primary outcome of disease progression within 15 days …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology and outcome of patients admitted for elective brain tumour surgery at a single neurosurgical centre in South Africa

A Kelly, P Lekgwara, S Mda - Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
… , Admission Glasgow Coma Score, HIV status, admission … that noted that in HIV infected
individuals glioblastoma multiforme … In our study focal neurology was the presenting symptom in …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological, Clinical and Etiological Aspects of Non-Traumatic Comas in Children at the Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Bangui

OBB Mejiozem, M Engoba, EPB Kakounguere… - Open Journal of …, 2022 - scirp.org
… The present study has shown that non-traumatic coma is a public health problem among
children in the Central African Republic because of its high prevalence. Infectious causes, …