Rodrigo Hasbun
Associate Professor - Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health, USA
Title: HIV associated neurocognitive disorders
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Biography: Rodrigo Hasbun
Abstract
HIV neurocognitive disorders range from asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment to CD8 encephalitis and AIDS dementia complex.. These disorders are seen in up to 50% of patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy and impair quality of life, activities of daily living and compliance with antiretroviral therapy.. Cerebrospinal fluid viral escape due to low central nervous system penetration of antiretrovirals could play a role for some of theses disorders and could be associated with discordant genotypes between the CSF and serum. We hereby describe the classification, screening of and potential therapies for this emerging syndrome.
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