Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 57-year-old man with a history of HIV presented to the hospital with generalised weakness, slurred speech and an unsteady gait. CT scan showed hypodensity in the left cerebellar hemisphere and middle cerebellar peduncle and an MRI of the brain was consistent with the left middle peduncle subacute ischaemic infarct. He was started on aspirin 325 mg daily and transferred to the skilled nursing facility for physical therapy.
Two months after the initial event, he was readmitted for worsening slurred speech, unsteady gait, dysphagia and left-sided …
Source: BMJ Case Reports
Institution: Saint Joseph Hospital
Language: English
Topic: HIV Research and Treatment
Subfield: Virology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2107495174