HIV and the nervous system

McAllister, R.H.; Harrison, M.J.; Johnson, M.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine 40(1): 21-26

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064
PMID: 3048505
Document Number: 310841
Neurological manifestations are common in HIV-infected individuals. Autopsy data suggest that the brain may be affected in as many as 80 per cent of cases. While opportunistic infections represent a major cause of neurological morbidity and mortality, there is growing evidence that HIV is itself neurotropic and can directly affect the nervous system.

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