Human immunodeficiency virus and the central nervous system

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Scott Letendre¹  Ron Ellis¹  Sergio Monteiro de Almeida² 

[1] UCSD;Universidade Federal do Paraná;

关键词: HIV;    AIDS;    HIV dementia;    central nervous system;    cerebrospinal fluid;    viral load;    chemokines;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702006000100009

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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