Central nervous system manifestations of HIV infection in children
Date
2009
Authors
George R.
Andronikou S.
Du Plessis J.
Du Plessis A.-M.
Van Toorn R.
Maydell A.
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Abstract
Vertically transmitted HIV infection is a major problem in the developing world due to the poor availability of antiretroviral agents to pregnant women. HIV is a neurotrophic virus and causes devastating neurological insults to the immature brain. The effects of the virus are further compounded by the opportunistic infections and neoplasms that occur as a result of the associated immune suppression. This review focuses on the imaging features of HIV infection and its complications in the central nervous system. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.
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antiretrovirus agent, zidovudine, aspergillosis, B cell lymphoma, brain atrophy, brain calcification, brain disease, central nervous system, central nervous system infection, central nervous system tuberculosis, cerebrovascular accident, cerebrovascular disease, child, clinical feature, computed tomographic angiography, conference paper, cryptococcal meningitis, cryptococcosis, cytomegalovirus infection, diagnostic imaging, female, human, Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient, Human immunodeficiency virus infection, magnetic resonance angiography, myopathy, neuroimaging, nonhuman, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, priority journal, toxoplasmosis, vertical transmission, Brain Diseases, Child, HIV Infections, Humans
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Pediatric Radiology
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