Pml Diagnosis

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PML diagnosis, are Meds right

Hello Dr Pierone, I am currently caring for my brother who has been diagnosed with PML. Since he has virtually no income he is relying on treatment from a Dr that works with patients at a local Aids Clinic, free of charge. I want to make sure my...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Some patients with PML stabilize and improve with antiretroviral therapy alone. The regimen that your brother is on is aggressive and very good. One other approach that may help is to see if the doctor would consider treating him with Vistide.... Read more »

PML diagnosis

Dear Doctor,Thank-you for being one of the many in providing a very informative web site for asking... Read more »

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D. »

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 »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Articles

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 »

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 »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) Seroprevalence at the Time of HIV-1 Diagnosis and Seroincidence After HIV-1 Diagnosis in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort of HIV-1-Infected Persons

Researchers in the current study sought to determine herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence at HIV-1 diagnosis and seroincidence one year or more after HIV diagnosis. HSV type-specific antibodies were detected using enzyme immunoassay in... Read more »

How Do You Cope With Your HIV Diagnosis?

This video blog is part of the series "My HIV Journey: 13 Months of Videos Following My Diagnosis." Check out a full list of entries in the series . How do you deal with your HIV diagnosis? I ask this question because I was recently in my room and... Read more »

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pml

Posted by lifepartthree, 1 Reply

I WAS DIAGNOSED THIS PAST SUMMER. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE AN INFECTION/LESION IN MY BRAIN, AS WELL AS HORRIBLE WEAKNESS IN THE RIGHT ARM AND HAND. i'VE ALSO HAD SEIZURES ON TOP OF THIS. MY NEURO SAYS IT IS PML AND I AM QUITE AFRAID OF THIS.... Read more »

PML Survivors

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hi! My name is Ron and I am living with HIV and PML. Myself and a fellow PML survivor wanted to test the viability and usefulness of an email support group for others affected by PML. Therefore I have started a Yahoo Group to facilitate this idea. I... Read more »

PML...What is it???? Your new book trailer has b

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PML Disease: What is it?
By harmonys
Ocala : FL : USA | Jun 25, 2010
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You may be asking yourself what exactly it is. PML stands for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. The majority of the population carries the Polyomavirus... Read more »

What is PML????

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