| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000291023 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Almeida, Sergio Monteiro de1 Letendre, Scott2 Ellis, Ron |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Unidade de Neurologia, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil 2University of California, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, San Diego, California. Estados Unidos de América |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Season: | Feb |
| Volumen: | 10 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 41-50 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | The pandemic of HIV/AIDS continues to grow daily. Incident cases among women, intravenous drug users and ethnic minorities comprise the fastest growing segment of the HIV-infected population, and the number of HIV-infected individuals over the age of 50 is growing rapidly. Today, the central nervous system and the immune system are seen as main targets of HIV infection. Significant progress in the knowledge and treatment of AIDS has been obtained in recent years. The neurological manifestations directly related to HIV are acute viral meningitis, chronic meningitis, HIV-associated dementia (HAD), vacuolar myelopathy, and involvement of the peripheral nervous system |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Neurología, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Inmunología, VIH, SIDA, Demencia por VIH, Sistema nervioso central, Líquido cefalorraquídeo, Carga viral, Quimocinas |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Neurology, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, HIV, AIDS, HIV dementia, Central nervous system, Cerebrospinal fluid, Viral load, Chemokines, Immunology |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
