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26 ,28 One of the 7 patients initially diagnosed with encephalitis was later found to have primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma by brain biopsy (diffuse, large B cell). This 26-year-old patient was positive for ZIKV IgM in both the serum and CSF samples (optic density ratios of...
Hypoxia, BrainAcetylcholineCatecholaminesSerotoninNeurotransmitter AgentsBackground/Objective: CT scan guided fine needle biopsy of the chest lesions is an increasingly popular technique, but may have complications of which pneumothorax is the most common. The purpose of this study was to observe the ...
Schlitt M, Morawetz RB, Bonnin J, Chandrasekar B, Curtiss JJ, Diethelm AG, Whelchel JD, Whitley RJ (1986) Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy — 3 patients diagnosed by brain biopsy, with prolonged survival in 2. Neurosurgery 18:507–514 ...
If cytology is negative in an exudative effusion, approximately 25% will have a positive cytology on a second thoracentesis; blind pleural biopsy may increase the yield to nearly 50%. This low diagnostic yield can be improved by CT or ultrasonographic guidance of needle biopsy. Investigators in ...
It enables the physician to take angiograms, record blood flow, calculate cardiac output and vascular resistance, perform an endomyocardial biopsy, and evaluate the heart's electrical activity. Cardiac catheterization is performed by inserting one or more catheters (thin flexible tubes) through a ...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in the context of brain tumors Questions have been raised if ICI may be associated with an increased risk of complications in the CNS in patients suffering from a brain tumor. Accordingly, and similar to the development of many other drugs, patients with primary or ...
Further- more, CMV PCR detection in blood is not fully sensitive for the detection of end-organ disease, particularly gastrointestinal disease. If CMV disease is suspected, tissue biopsy (for histopathology and viral culture) should be obtained when feasible. c. When CMV end-organ disease is ...
Altered brain function in the febrile patient can be due to a number of conditions other than the sepsis itself (Table 52-1). Space does not allow a complete discussion of the differential diagnosis, butother entities can usually be ruled out by the history, physical examination, and ...