Brain Imaging in New-Onset Seizure of Children Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are an estimated 1.5 million children living with human immunodeficiency virus (CLHIV), most residing in sub-Saharan Africa. A common hospital presentation of CLHIV is new-onset seizure, for which imaging is helpful but not routinely performed due to scarce resources. We present imaging findings and their association with clinical risk factors and outcomes in a cohort of Zambian CLHIV presenting with new-onset seizure.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, participants were recruited at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Various clinical and demographic characteristics were obtained. Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or both were obtained during admission or shortly after discharge. If both studies were availabl

SUBMITTER: Mohajeri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11444370 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature