HIV/AIDS and the Nervous System: Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Series Editors: Aminoff, Boller and Swaab)
Edited by: Peter Portegies; Edited by: Joseph Berger
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ISBN-13: 9780444520104
ISBN-10: 0444520104
Publisher: Elsevier
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
Pub Date: 08/2007
Edition Number: 1
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Synopsis
This volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Series Editors: Michael J. Aminoff, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA; Fran ois Boller, Bethesda, USA; Dick F. Swaab, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) covers the neurological aspects of HIV/AIDS. The complications of AIDS described include opportunistic infections, central nervous system tumours, spinal cord disorders, peripheral neuropathies and progressive encephalopathy. The advances in molecular biology and the advent of other investigative techniques are described that have transformed the understanding of the basic mechanisms of the disease and the development of therapeutic strategies. Despite the much improved prognosis provided by antiretroviral therapy, the situation is different in the developing world and a chapter highlights the ne urological aspects of HIV/AIDS as found there. This volume gives a comprehensive account invaluable both to the clinical neurologist and neuroscience researcher.
- A volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, which has an unparalleled reputation as the world's most comprehensive source of information in neurology.
- International list of contributors including the leading workers in the field.
- Describes the advances which have occurred in clinical neurology and the neurosciences, their impact on the understanding of neurological disorders and on patient care.
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Additional DescriptionIntroduction to HIV infection and Neuro-AIDS. Neuroepidemiology of HIV/AIDS. HIV neurology in the developing world. The neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 infection. Neurological sequelae of primary HIV infection. AIDS dementia complex. Neurocognitive assessment of eprsons with HIV disease. HIV myelopathy. Peripheral neuropathy of HIV infection. Myopathy in HIV infection. Cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS. Cryptococcal infection. Progressive multifocal leukoencephelopathy. Other opportunistic infections of the central nervous system in AIDS. Primary central nervous system lymphoma. Neuroimaging of the HIV/AIDS patient. Cerebrospinal fluid markers in central nervous system HIV infection and AIDS dementia complex. The neuropathology of HIV. Neuropharmavology of HIV/AIDS.
