Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS · 2011 · 15 citations · 1 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesNeurologyEpilepsyInfectious Disease PharmacotherapyNeuroinfectious DiseasesAntiretroviral TherapyNeurological Parasitic DiseasesNeuropathology Of InfectionSeizure ManagementAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCerebral ComplicationsLevetiracetam TherapyLevetiracetam TreatmentLevetiracetam-based TherapyRefractory Epilepsy TreatmentRefractory Status EpilepticusToxoplasmosis Treatment
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related infection and is one of the causes of CNS mass lesions in AIDS. Toxoplasmosis is the most common cerebral mass lesion encountered in HIV-infected patients, and its incidence has increased markedly since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Cerebral toxoplasmosis is associated with high mortality and morbidity in patients with acquired immunocopromised state. We are reporting a case of cerebral toxoplasmosis presented with status epileptics and treated with cotrimoxazole. Refractory status epilepsy was controlled with intravenous levetiracetam, which has a unique drug profile.
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