HIV and the brain: new challenges in the modern era

Within the last decade there have been a number of new and important areas ofemphasis in HIV care and research, particularly in the context of brain involvement. Without question, clinical and research innovations in the modern era of the HIV pandemic warrant an update on HIV and the brain. Written by a panelof leading experts, HIV and the Brain: New Challenges in the Modern Era offers a clear picture of brain impairment associated with the virus with particular focus on three emerging areas including different genetic strains of the virus throughout the world, interactions between advanced age and HIV, and the impact of HIV on the brain in the context of chronic, long-term treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). HIV and the Brain: New Challengesin the Modern Era provides a comprehensive review of both basic science and clinical implications in these important areas of the disease. Summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding HIV and the brain Primarily focuses on advanced age and HIV, international studies of HIV and the brain, and reviews theimpact of long-term treatment of HIV Provides the most comprehensive review of key clinical and research issues in contemporary HIV INDICE: From the contents Neurocognitive changes in HIV: 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 treatment.- 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.- Chronic neuro-AIDS, long-term cognitive assessment, and new risk factors.- The changing face of HIV-associated cognitive and neuropsychiatric disturbance.- Youth with HIV/AIDS: Neurobehavioral Consequences.- Co-occurrence of HIV, Hepatitis C, andSubstance Use Disorders: Effects on Brain Functioning.- The Functional Impactof HIV-associated Neuropsychological Decline.

• ISBN: 978-1-934115-08-4
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 360
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés