Main description:

The Neurology of HIV Infection covers all aspects of nervous system involvement and pathology in HIV-infected individuals. Specialists in this field cover epidemiology, global aspects, pathology and pathogenesis of nervous system disease in HIV-infection. All complications, including the pathology caused by HIV itself and all opportunistic infections of the nervous system are reviewed in detail. Both central nervous and peripheral nervous system complications, including neuropathies and myopathies, are discussed. Key chapters on global developments, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, IRIS, stroke and neuro-aids in children complete this volume.

Contents:

1. Introduction to HIV infection and HIV neurology
2. HIV neuropathology
3. Neuropathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus infection
4. Animal models of HIV-associated Disease of the central nervous system
5. Neuro-pharmacology
6. Neurologic sequelae of primary HIV infection
7. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder
8. Neuro-AIDS in children
9. Central nervous system infection with toxoplasma gondii
10. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
11. Cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS
12. Other central nervous system opportunistic infections: Cytomegalovirus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Treponema pallidum
13. CNS-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
14. Primary CNS lymphoma in HIV infection
15. HIV infection and stroke
16. Neuromuscular complications of HIV infection
17. HIV and spinal cord disease
18. Neuroradiology
19. Global developments in HIV-neurology