HIV/AIDS and the Nervous System
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HIV/AIDS and the Nervous System

  1. 385 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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HIV/AIDS and the Nervous System

About this book

This volume provides a comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS and neuro-AIDS, including a history of the disease, and an explanation of many of the conditions that can arise in afflicted patients, including opportunistic infections, central nervous system tumors, spinal cord disorders, myopathies and progressive encephalopathy, amongst others. Clinicians will gain a greater understanding of the complex mechanisms of the disease. Beginning with a basic introduction to HIV infections and Neuro-AIDS, practitioners will find useful data on advances in molecular biology, neuroepidemiology, neuroimaging, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, as well as information on the development of therapeutic strategies appropriate for the disorder, including groundbreaking retroviral therapies. In addition, the socioeconomic and political constraints that hinder treatment and disease management in developing parts of the world are presented. * A comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS and neuro-AIDS, and the progression of the scientific community's understanding of the disease* Detailed information on fields such as neuroepidemiology, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, and neuroimaging and their contributions to HIV/AIDS research* Subject specific chapters on conditions associated with HIV/AIDS, including opportunistic infections, central nervous system tumors, and myopathies, amongst others

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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9780444520104
eBook ISBN
9780702035364
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
AIDS & HIV

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  3. HIV/Aids and the Nervous System
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series
  6. Foreword
  7. List of contributors
  8. Contents
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction to HIV infection and neuro-AIDS
  10. Chapter 2: Neuroepidemiology of HIV/AIDS
  11. Chapter 3: HIV neurology in the developing world
  12. Chapter 4: The neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 infection
  13. Chapter 5: Neurological sequelae of primary HIV infection
  14. Chapter 6: AIDS dementia complex
  15. Chapter 7: Neurocognitive assessment of persons with HIV disease
  16. Chapter 8: HIV myelopathy
  17. Chapter 9: Peripheral neuropathy in HIV infection
  18. Chapter 10: Myopathy in HIV infection
  19. Chapter 11: Cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS
  20. Chapter 12: Cryptococcal infection
  21. Chapter 13: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  22. Chapter 14: Other opportunistic infections of the central nervous system in AIDS
  23. Chapter 15: Primary central nervous system lymphoma
  24. Chapter 16: Neuroimaging of the HIV/AIDS patient
  25. Chapter 17: Cerebrospinal fluid markers in central nervous system HIV infection and AIDS dementia complex
  26. Chapter 18: The neuropathology of HIV
  27. Chapter 19: Neuropharmacology of HIV/AIDS
  28. Subject Index
  29. Color Plate Section

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