Neurological Complications of HIV
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The Human Immunodefeciency Virus (HIV) is a virus known to attack cells of the body's immune system thus, causing the body to become prone to opportunistic infections.[1] HIV infection can also lead to neurologic complications as the the virus belongs to a class of viruses ( the lentiviruses) that are known to pose a high risk of developing chronic neurologic diseases in their human hosts.[2]
Aetiology[edit | edit source]
Neurologic Presentations of HIV[edit | edit source]
Neurological disorders consequent of HIV infection include the following:
- Spastic paraparesis
- Peripheral neuropathies (e.g. Distal symmetric polyneuropathy)
- Polyradiculopathies
- Neuromuscular disease syndrome
- HIV-associated dementia
- Stroke-like syndrome
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ HIV.gov. What Are HIV and AIDS? Available from: https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/what-are-hiv-and-aids (accessed 17 September, 2020).
- ↑ McGuire D/ University of California San Francisco. Neurologic Manifestations of HIV: HIV Insite Knowledge Base Chapter June 2003. Available from: https://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/Insite?page=kb-04-01-02 (accessed 17 September, 2020).
