Is Pml Dangerous

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HIV PML

Hello,My dad had HIV for about 10 years, he was taking medicine and everything seemed to be perfect.However , in the past 1 year we didn't notice he had stopped taking his medicine, and he is now in the Emergency Care at the hospital he has...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

PML (progressive multifocal encephalopathy) is s feared AIDS complication dut to JC virus infection of the brain. In some cases the condition can stabilize if effective HIV treatment is started. The brain damage is like a stroke so prognosis depends... Read more »

PML of the brain (PML, 2009)

My best friend just started having seizures about 5 months ago, the first time, he was taken by... Read more »

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any advances in pml treatment?i have had pml for about 4 yrs.do you know of any research on pml... Read more »

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Progressive Multifocal Leucoencephalopathy (PML)

What Is PML? How Can PML Be Detected? How Is PML Treated? The Bottom Line What Is PML? Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy is a serious viral infection of the brain. "Encephalo" means brain. "Pathy" means disease. Encephalopathy is a... Read more »

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Fact Sheet

What Are the Symptoms? How Do You Diagnose PML? How Do You Treat PML? Potent Anti-HIV Therapy Cytosine Arabinoside (Ara-C) Experimental Treatments Commentary The Bottom Line PML is a rare AIDS-related condition of the brain, caused by the... Read more »

Danger Signal Limits Hepatitis C Infection

Despite the fact that hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists chronically in about 80 percent of those infected, some liver cells remain free of the virus even after many years. Now Sung Key Jang of Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea,... Read more »

Maryland Comptroller Calls for Registry of HIV-Positive People, Saying They Pose "A Danger"

Maryland Comptroller William Schaefer (D) on Tuesday defended his call for a public registry to list the names of HIV-positive people in the state and said that HIV-positive people are "a danger," the Washington Post reports. Schaefer, former... Read more »

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Know someone who died of PML/Liver Failure?

Posted by ScotCharles, 2 Replies

Hey guys,

Just recently, a number of people I know who have been HIV+ for more than 20 years have died of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy(PML) and liver failure. I wonder if anyone else had similiar experience?

Cheers,

ScotCharles Read more »

Courtney's Story of PML YouTube

Posted by corkeesdad

PML..What is it...Google it....Courtney's Story of PML

When PML claimed my daughter Courtney's life, I began my personal quest to raise Worldwide Awareness! I thought to myself, how can one person could possibly accomplish such a huge task? That's... Read more »

PML - HEARD OF IT ?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My partner is dying from PML & I am looking to get in touch with others who may be in or have been in this horrible situation. Or if anyone knows of any PML support groups.

Thanks

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