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Up to 20% of HIV‐related focal brain lesion (FBL) diagnoses cannot be determined without invasive procedures. In such cases, brain biopsy is an important step in the evaluation algorithm. The… Click to show full abstract
Up to 20% of HIV‐related focal brain lesion (FBL) diagnoses cannot be determined without invasive procedures. In such cases, brain biopsy is an important step in the evaluation algorithm. The aims of this study were to describe the clinical outcomes of patients with FBL, the proportion of diagnoses confirmed by brain biopsies and their aetiologies, and to analyse the proportion of patients in whom the biopsy motivated a change in therapeutic management.
Keywords:
related focal;
focal brain;
hiv;
brain biopsy;
brain;
hiv related
Journal Title: HIV Medicine
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: HIV Medicine
Year Published: 2018
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