Paul / Sacktor / Valcour HIV and the Brain

New Challenges in the Modern Era
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-59745-434-6
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 350 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Current Clinical Neurology

Written by leading experts, this book offers a picture of how HIV impairs the brain, focusing on emerging areas including genetic strains of the virus, interactions between advanced age and HIV, and the impact of HIV on the brain during antiretroviral therapy.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Valcour, Victor

Paul, Robert H.

Sacktor, Ned Charlton

Tashima, Karen Tokie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Neurocognitive Changes in AIDS: Evolution of Treatment of HIV Infection.- Global Incidence and Epidemiology of the AIDS Pandemic, Distribution of HIV Subtypes, and Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Infection Among HIV-Positive Individuals.- New Insights into HIV Neuropathogenesis.- Neuropathological Findings Associated with Long-Term HAART.- Biomarkers of HIV-Related Central Nervous System Disease.- Neuroimaging Among HIV-Infected Patients: Current Knowledge and Future Directions.- The Assessment of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders: New Challenges in the HAART Era.- The Changing Face of HIV-Associated Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disturbance.- Youth with HIV/AIDS: Neurobehavioral Consequences.- Co-Occurrence of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Substance Use Disorders: Effects on Brain Functioning.- The Functional Impact of HIV-Associated Neuropsychological Decline.- Adjunctive Therapy for Long-Term Support of Cognitive Impairment.- HIV-1 Genetic Diversity and Its Biological Significance.- Opportunistic Infections in the Brain in Developing Countries.- Impact of Clade Diversity on Neuropsychological Outcomes.- The Effects of Aging on HIV Disease.- Neuropsychology of Healthy Aging.- Interactions Between Advanced Age and HIV Cognitive Impairment.