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A Rat Model of EcoHIV Brain Infection
Published on: January 21, 2021
[Neurocognitive disorders related to human immunodeficiency virus infection]
José A Muñoz-Moreno1, Jordi Blanch Andreu
1Fundació Lluita contra la SIDA, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. jmunoz@flsida.org
Abstract:
Disruption of neurocognitive functioning is one of most frequent complications in patients with HIV infection nowadays. The Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has demonstrated an improvement associated with its use, although there are different works that show this improvement is achieved in a low proportion of individuals who initiate therapy. The most known characterization of neurocognitive dysfunction is the HIV-associated Dementia (HAD), yet there may also exist the asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment (ANI) or the Minor Cognitive-Motor Disorder (MCMD). This review describes the disorders related to HIV infection, and comments on possible interventions focused on the protection of neurocognitive functioning in HIV-infected people.
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