Neurological Complications Caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Associated Opportunistic Co-infections : A Review on their Diagnosis and Therapeutic Insights

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Neurocognitive disorders associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals increase the risk of mortality and morbidity that remain a prevalent clinical complication even in the antiretroviral therapy era. It is estimated that a considerable number of people in the HIV community are developing neurological complications at their early stages of infection. The daily lives of people with chronic HIV infections are greatly affected by cognitive declines such as loss of attention, learning, and executive functions, and other adverse conditions like neuronal injury and dementia. It has been found that the entry of HIV into the brain and subsequently crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) causes brain cell damage, which is the prerequisite for the development of neurocognitive disorders. Besides the HIV replication in the central nervous system and the adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy on the BBB, a range of opportunistic infections, including viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents, augment the neurological complications in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Given the immuno-compromised state of PLHIV, these co-infections can present a wide range of clinical syndromes with atypical manifestations that pose challenges in diagnosis and clinical management, representing a substantial burden for the public health system. Therefore, the present review narrates the neurological complications triggered by HIV and their diagnosis and treatment options. Moreover, coinfections that are known to cause neurological disorders in HIV infected individuals are highlighted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

CNS & neurological disorders drug targets - 23(2024), 3 vom: 30., Seite 284-305

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Balaji, Sivaraman [VerfasserIn]
Chakraborty, Rohan [VerfasserIn]
Aggarwal, Sumit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiretroviral therapy
Blood-brain barrier.
Central nervous system
Co-infections
HIV associated neurological disorder
Human immunodeficiency virus
Journal Article
Review

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Date Completed 11.01.2024

Date Revised 19.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1871527322666230330083708

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355103710