[PDF][PDF] Diagnosis of coma

A Karpenko, J Keegan - Emerg Med Clin North Am, 2021 - binasss.sa.cr
… All patients presenting with coma should undergo an emergent head computed tomography
(CT) scan to exclude space-occupying structural lesions and hydrocephalus; this is …

Critically ill patients with HIV: 40 years later

É Azoulay, N de Castro, F Barbier - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Acute HIV infection is characterized by a rapid rise in plasma … AIDS compared with those
with other causes of immunodeficiency. Tuberculous meningitis is present in up to 20% of HIV-…

[HTML][HTML] Seizure in HIV-infected patients: clinical presentation, cause and treatment outcome in Ethiopia—a retrospective study

A Amare - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 - Springer
… patients with advanced HIV infection in these patients. The initial presenting symptom/sign …
, change in mentation at initial evaluation and comatose at initial evaluation were predictors of …

[HTML][HTML] HIV Infection Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality Among Adults with Reduced Level of Consciousness in Uganda

AA Mbonde, L Mbatidde… - The American Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In this study, we aimed to describe the clinical epidemiology of adults presenting with …
signs such as median FOUR Score, coma (GCS < 9), any abnormal chest auscultatory signs (…

[HTML][HTML] Fulminant and diffuse cerebral toxoplasmosis as the first manifestation of HIV infection: a case presentation and review of the literature

SA Fard, A Khajeh, A Khosravi… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… leading to neurological deficit, coma, and death. … We present a review of the literature with
a rare illustrative case of diffuse CNS toxoplasmosis as the first manifestation of HIV infection

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of mortality in adults with acute kidney injury requiring dialysis: a cohort analysis

CK Kahindo, O Mukuku, VM Mokoli… - International Journal of …, 2022 - hindawi.com
HIV infection appears in our study as a risk factor for mortality at HD initiation, which Camara
and Chothia [20] confirmed in their study that HIV … e present study found that coma, which is …

Stroke and HIV in Botswana: A prospective study of risk factors and outcomes

DR Bearden, B Omech, I Rulaganyang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
HIV infection may be associated with stroke through several … ≥ 18 years, 2) diagnosis of
acute stroke suspected by the … and/or coma as the presenting symptoms, without evidence of a …

[PDF][PDF] Anisocoria, An Unusual Physical Exam Finding Leading To A Concurrent Diagnosis Of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis And Hiv/Aids

M Matheus, A Serrat, I Vante… - Journal of Infectious …, 2021 - onlinescientificresearch.com
… patients can progress to coma within days to … the diagnosis of HIV infection is established,
which is why seemingly benign neurological complaints can be easily overlooked. We present

[HTML][HTML] Neurological disorders in a consultant hospital in Northern Tanzania. A cohort study

S Laizer, K Kilonzo, S Urasa, V Maro, R Walker… - Eneurologicalsci, 2019 - Elsevier
… The Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) on admission was recorded for HIV positive versus … of
HIV positive patients in the present study although this lack of association of HIV infection with …

Dynamic prediction of death in patients with tuberculous meningitis using time-updated Glasgow Coma Scale and plasma sodium measurements

LTP Thao, M Wolbers, AD Heemskerk… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… 20% of HIV-uninfected and 40% of HIV-infected patients [2, 3]… , assessed since 1974 by the
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) [5]… strong predictors of death, including HIV infection, older age, …