HIV INFECTION PRESENTING AS STROKE AND ASYMPTOMATIC DANDY-WALKER MALFORMATION IN AN ADULT

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HIV INFECTION PRESENTING AS STROKE AND ASYMPTOMATIC DANDY-WALKER MALFORMATION IN AN ADULT

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We report a unique and rare case with definite human immunodeficiency virus infection whose initial presentation was stroke and associated finding of asymptomatic Dandy-Walker malformation in an adult. Key words: HIV, cerebral infarction, stroke, Dandy-Walker malformation

Keywords

• HIV, cerebral infarction, stroke, Dandy-Walker malformation

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