Open AccessNeurologic Complications of Acute HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Kathryn B. Holroyd,
Anastasia Vishnevetsky,
Maahika Srinivasan,
Deanna Saylor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current treatment options in infectious diseases/current treatment options in infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1534-6250
pISSN - 1523-3820
DOI - 10.1007/s40506-020-00228-3
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , aseptic meningitis , disease , immunology , multiple sclerosis , peripheral neuropathy , meningoencephalitis , myelitis , meningitis , pediatrics , pathology , diabetes mellitus , spinal cord , endocrinology , psychiatry
This review focuses on the pathophysiology of acute HIV infection (AHI) and related central nervous system (CNS) pathology, the clinical characteristics of neurologic complications of AHI, and the implications of the CNS reservoir and viral escape for HIV treatment and cure strategies.