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Global Issues in NeuroAIDS

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Neurological manifestations and sequelae of HIV infection are extensive. Direct neurological manifestations of disease, affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems, vary with progressive immune compromise and probably disease duration. Indirect or secondary neurological complications of HIV include infective, hematological, malignant, vascular, and immune-mediated processes, again with a variable prevalence at different stages of HIV disease and with independent host factors. Furthermore, the therapeutics for HIV, combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), are associated with a multitude of neurological ramifications. In addition to direct drug toxicity, there is an increasing prevalence of immune reconstitution syndromes (IRIS) in patients on treatment with adequate viral load suppression. NeuroIRIS may mimic both direct and indirect HIV-related neurological conditions. As the global burden of HIV continues to predominate in developing nations, neuroHIV and neuroAIDS issues in these settings vary from those seen in developed countries; however, the spectrum of disease remains unchanged. This chapter focuses on global issues related to neuroHIV and neuroAIDS as well as future challenges in this setting.

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Massey, J., Brew, B. (2017). Global Issues in NeuroAIDS. In: Shapshak, P., et al. Global Virology II - HIV and NeuroAIDS. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7290-6_2

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