New-onset seizures associated with HIV infection |
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Authors: | Modi G Modi M Martinus I Saffer D |
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Affiliation: | Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, and the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. |
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Abstract: | The authors studied new-onset seizures in 60 heterosexual black South African HIV-infected patients who had not used IV drugs. An intracranial space-occupying lesion was identified in 53% of patients, meningitis in 22%, and no additional cause in 25%. Of the patients with an identifiable cause, 64% had probable tuberculosis (tuberculoma or tuberculous meningitis). The majority of patients had late-stage HIV infection (CD4 counts <200/mm(3)). |
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