Neurological complications in HIV

Neurological Complications of HIV Infection.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are common in patients with HIV disease, even during suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). This review article addresses the pathogenesis of HAND, focusing on important findings from the last 5 years. RECENT FINDINGS While HIV-associated dementia is now rare in settings with cART availability, mild forms of HAND...

Neurological complications in HIV patients – a case of PML-IRIS

Background Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but frequently fatal demyelinating disease caused by the JC polyomavirus (JCV). It has been traditionally associated to severe immunosuppression and described mainly in HIV patients with a low CD4 count. On neuroimaging, PML is classically seen as diffuse, often multifocal, white matter lesions involving the U-fibers without ...

Neurological complications during leukemia and lymphosarcoma in children

Dans un service de 36 lits de medicine in­fantile une periode de 18 mois, 33 enfants furent hospitalises pour une affection hematologique maligne: 21 cas de leucemie aigi.ie, 1 cas de leu­cemie myeloide chronique, 2 cas de lymphomes malins, 9 cas de Hodgkin aux differents stades evolutifs.  Aucune complication neurologique ne fut observe chez les malades attaints de Hodgkin. Ia moitie des enfa...

Neurological complications

Patients with neurological malignancies are subject to developing a unique set of complications that require emergent evaluation and treatment. With the increasing incidence of cancer in the general population and improved survival, these emergencies will be more frequently encountered. Physicians must be able to recognize these conditions and institute appropriate therapy after a focused initi...

Neurological complications in hypersensitivity.