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Overview of HIV in the Nervous System

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The Neuropathology of HIV Infection

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My intention in this chapter is to summarize some of the salient features of HIV in the nervous system, and in particular to highlight important areas of uncertainty which require further investigation. Although precise figures for nervous system involvement in HIV infection are not available, nevertheless it is abundantly clear that neurologists are seeing an increasing number of HIV-related neurological conditions as the number of individuals infected with HIV steadily increases. The pace of this increase is difficult to predict, but it is a sobering thought that the actual worldwide total of AIDS cases may well be in the region of 500000. At the end of December 1990 there were 4098 cases of AIDS in the UK, with 2256 deaths (Latest AIDS figures, 1990). Statistical predictions suggest that there will be 279000 cases of AIDS with 179 000 deaths in the USA by 1991, but the long-term effects of changes in sexual practices on statistical predictions remain to be seen.

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  1. Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK

    Francesco Scaravilli MD, PhD, FRCPath (Reader in Neuropathology) (Reader in Neuropathology)

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Kennedy, P.G.E. (1993). Overview of HIV in the Nervous System. In: Scaravilli, F. (eds) The Neuropathology of HIV Infection. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1957-9_13

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