Routine cranial computed tomography before lumbar puncture in HIV-positive adults presenting with seizures at Mitchells Plain Hospital, Cape Town

• 主要な著者: Salma Moolla (著者), Ashmitha Rajkumar (著者), Elma de Vries (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: AOSIS, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Background: Current international guidelines recommend that a cranial computed tomography (CT) be performed on all HIV-positive patients presenting with new onset seizures, before a lumbar puncture (LP) is performed. In the South African setting, however,this delay could be life threatening. The pre...