Neuropsychiatric Complications of HIV: A Challenging Health Concern

Thanks to advances in Anti-Retrovial Drugs (ARTs), HIV is treatable and those who have the disease are often able to lead a normal life. However, as a chronic (and incurable) infectious disease, HIV positive patients are susceptible to neuropsychiatric complications. These complications reduce the quality of life for the individual and exponentially increases the cost of medical care and medications to treat both conditions. Neuropsychiatric Complications of HIV examines these neuropsychiatric complications prevalent in those who are HIV positive, providing clinical correlation, translational significance, and details guides to neurocognitive assessment, brain imaging, and related neuropharmacology. Written for clinicians, researchers, and students working with HIV and AIDS, the book begins with the biology of HIV, a complete look at available ARTs and antibodies, as well as diagnostics tools for HIV. It continues on to the epidemiology of NeuroAIDs and the manifestations of it-cognitive deficits, dementia, depression, agitation, psychosis, and cognitive slowing. Includes at-a-glance flow charts for clinical strategyPresents Review Questions to enhance the understanding of contentCalls out Translational Significance in each chapterExamines ethical issues and possible solutions Provides extensive list of online resources for related subject material INDICE: 1. HIV and its Biology 2. Anti-Retroviral Drugs 3. HIV and Antibodies: The Catch 22 4. Diagnostic Tools for HIV 5. NeuroAIDS 6. NeuroAIDS: An Epidemological Perspective 7. Neurology of HIV 8. Dementia in AIDS Patients 9. NeuroAIDS: A Neurocognitive Assessment 10. NeuroAIDS: Brain Imaging 11. Neuropathology of NeuroAIDS 12. Neuropharmacology and NeuroAIDS 13. CNS: Entry of HIV 14. HIV Associated Dementia: Viral Loads and its Correlation 15. NeuroAIDS: Contribution of Microglia 16. NeuroAIDS: Contribution of Astrocyles 17. NeureoAIDS: Role of Blood Brain Barrier 18. NeuroAIDS: Role of Cytokines 19. BBB and Neuroinflammation 20. NeuroAIDS: Role of Monocyte and Macrophages 21. HIV Virotoxin 22. Genetics and Epigenetics of NeuroAIDS 23. Neuroinvasion by HIV 24. Antiretroviral Drug: Penetration to Brand

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818851-4
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés