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[toxoplasma serology in hiv infected patients and suspected cerebral toxoplasmosis at the central hospital of bobo-dioulasso (burkina faso)].	a study was conducted in the internal medicine unit of bobo-dioulasso hospital. of the 1828 hiv positive patients admitted in medical wards, 268 presented neurological symptoms. 25.4% had positive toxoplasma gondii serology. encephalitis was associated with 12.5% of this latter group and intracranial hypertension with focal neurological defects affected a further 47.5% of them. presumptive treatment of toxoplasmosis led to significant clinical improvement in 60% of cases. toxoplasma gondii serol ...	2000	10774487
[neurologic manifestations associated with hiv infections at the bobo-dioulasso hospital center (burkina faso)].	neurological manifestations of hiv infection are frequent and diverse. diagnosis is often difficult due to geographical factors. 686 of the 3409 patients admitted to the internal medicine ward of bobo-dioulasso in 1995-1996 were hiv seropositive. this represents a prevalence of 20.1%. the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 101 patients with neurological problems during the study period are reported in this paper. this case series represents 14% of the hiv-positive admissions. the m ...	1999	10214515