Martin Pistorius was diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis of the brain, which left him in a vegetative ...

Martin Pistorius, from Johannesburg, South Africa, came home from school in 1988 and told his mum that he had a sore throat ...

Martin Pistorius was 12 when he fell seriously ill and was left unable to speak or move, but he could hear everything around ...

Martin Pistorius was left in a vegetative state after falling seriously ill aged 12, but regained consciousness years later ...

The encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, with the highest rate of cryptococcosis found in AIDS patients. Despite antifungal treatment, ...

Martin Pistorius was just 12 when he fell seriously ill and slipped into what doctors described as a vegetative state - but ...

South African man Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak after a childhood ...

By Dr. Mari Rose Delos Reyes Head, Infectious Diseases Section and General Medicine Clinic Asian Hospital and Medical Center Talking about illness is ...

Microglial cells are a specialised population of macrophages that are found in the central nervous system (CNS). They remove damaged neurons and infections and are important for maintaining the health ...

Martin Pistorius was a healthy 12-year-old when he fell seriously ill and slipped into a vegetative state ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

We report a rare case of acute neurological Behçet’s disease (neuro-BD) diagnosed concurrently with systemic Behçet’s disease ...