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Review
. 2013 Oct;84(10):1126-37.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304022. Epub 2013 Feb 1.

HIV, dementia and antiretroviral drugs: 30 years of an epidemic

Hadi Manji  1 , H R Jäger, Alan Winston
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Review

HIV, dementia and antiretroviral drugs: 30 years of an epidemic

Hadi Manji et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Neurological complications due to the HIV itself became apparent early on in the course of the AIDS epidemic. The most feared were the cognitive and motor complications termed AIDS dementia complex or HIV-associated dementia. With the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, the incidence of HIV-associated dementia has been dramatically reduced. However, the prevalence of less severe forms of the disorder remains around 20%. There is controversy about whether some patients may continue with progressive cognitive decline despite adequate suppression of the HIV. The salient issues are those of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drug penetration, drug neurotoxicity and persistent immune activation and inflammation. This review will also discuss other newly encountered complications, including the compartmentalisation (or CSF escape) and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes.

Keywords: AIDS; CSF; Dementia; MRI; Neuropathology.

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