HIV and the central nervous system

Compr Ther. 2002 Spring;28(1):23-33. doi: 10.1007/s12019-002-0039-3.

Abstract

Neurological complications of HIV infection are common with clinically recognized disorders ultimately affecting between 40% and 75% of patients. The spectrum of neurological disease is broad. This article highlights the common disorders of the central nervous system associated with HIV/AIDS.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Dementia Complex / diagnosis
  • AIDS Dementia Complex / drug therapy
  • AIDS Dementia Complex / physiopathology
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / virology*
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis / drug therapy
  • Encephalitis / virology
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnosis
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / drug therapy
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / virology
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / drug therapy
  • Meningitis / diagnosis
  • Meningitis / drug therapy
  • Meningitis / etiology
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / drug therapy
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / virology