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Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports 6/2015

01-06-2015 | Central Nervous System Infections (J Lyons, Section Editor)

HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders and Antiretroviral Therapy: Current Concepts and Controversies

Authors: Mark R. Etherton, Jennifer L. Lyons, Kevin L. Ard

Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports | Issue 6/2015

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Abstract

Antiretroviral drugs may help prevent neurological decline in individuals with HIV infection by suppressing viral replication and associated chronic immune activation in the central nervous system. However, HIV control in the brain may come at the price of drug-induced neurotoxicity. Herein, we review recent advances in the balance between adequate viral suppression in the nervous system and adverse effects of the medications used in HIV treatment.
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Metadata
Title
HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders and Antiretroviral Therapy: Current Concepts and Controversies
Authors
Mark R. Etherton
Jennifer L. Lyons
Kevin L. Ard
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Infectious Disease Reports / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 1523-3847
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-015-0485-6

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