Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms in HIV Infection
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Abstract
Neurological findings in HIV are common and include cognitive impairment, microcephaly, nonspecific white matter lesions and seizures. Cerebral vasculopathy and stroke are uncommon and may be due to primary HIV vasculopathy or opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and cryptococcal meningitis. The authors describe a 7-y-old boy who presented with severe headache and was detected to have aneurysmal bleed due to intracranial aneurysm.
Keywords
AIDS Vasculitis Intracranial hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhageNotes
Contributions
SRD prepared the initial draft of the manuscript and was involved in management of the child, AG and VG were involved in management of the child and edited the initial draft and approved the final draft of manuscript for publication, PDS critically reviewed the draft and approved the final draft and will act as the guarantor.
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