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A Rat Model of EcoHIV Brain Infection
Published on: January 21, 2021
Central nervous system manifestations of HIV infection in children
Reena George1, Savvas Andronikou, Jaco du Plessis
1Department of Radiology, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. deepureena@yahoo.com
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.
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