Seizures in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Predictors and Outcomes.

Infectious Disease Pediatrics State Required CME
Journal: Open forum infectious diseases
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Seizures commonly occur in patients with cryptococcal meningitis, yet risk factors and outcomes related to seizures are not well described.

Authors

  • Katelyn A Pastick
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Ananta S Bangdiwala
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Mahsa Abassi
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Andrew G Flynn
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Bozena M Morawski
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Abdu K Musubire
    Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
  • Prosperity C Eneh
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Charlotte Schutz
    Wellcome Center for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Kabanda Taseera
    Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
  • Joshua Rhein
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Kathy Huppler Hullsiek
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Melanie R Nicol
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Jose E Vidal
    Instituto de Infectologia Emilio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Noeline Nakasujja
    Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
  • Graeme Meintjes
    Wellcome Center for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Conrad Muzoora
    Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
  • David B Meya
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • David R Boulware
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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