Human immunodeficiency virus and the central nervous system



Título del documento: Human immunodeficiency virus and the central nervous system
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000291023
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1
2
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Unidade de Neurologia, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2University of California, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, San Diego, California. Estados Unidos de América
Año:
Periodo: Feb
Volumen: 10
Número: 1
Paginación: 41-50
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: 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
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