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Central nervous system manifestations of HIV infection in children |
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| Authors: | Reena George Savvas Andronikou Jaco du Plessis Anne-Marie du Plessis Ronald Van Toorn Arthur Maydell |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa;(2) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Abstract: | Vertically transmitted HIV infection is a major problem in the developing world due to the poor availability of antiretroviral agents to pregnant women. HIV is a neurotrophic virus and causes devastating neurological insults to the immature brain. The effects of the virus are further compounded by the opportunistic infections and neoplasms that occur as a result of the associated immune suppression. This review focuses on the imaging features of HIV infection and its complications in the central nervous system. |
| Keywords: | Paediatric HIV infection Central nervous system Opportunistic infections Neoplasms |
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