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HIV-associated neurologic disease incidence changes: Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, 1990–1998

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The proportion of new cases of HIV dementia with a CD4 count in a higher range since 1996 may be increasing, and the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may be responsible.
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This study examined the temporal trends in the incidence rates of HIV dementia, cryptococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and CNS lymphoma from January 1990 to December 1998 in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. The incidence rates for HIV dementia, cryptococcal meningitis, and lymphoma decreased following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The proportion of new cases of HIV dementia with a CD4 count in a higher range (i.e., 201 to 350) since 1996 may be increasing.

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HIV-1 Tat and HIV-associated Dementia

Zhou Qin-Hua, +1 more
TL;DR: Growing evidence indicates that HIV-1 Tat protein play a major role in pathogenesis of HAD, the most severe form of HIV-related neuropsychiatric impairment and is characterized by motor dysfunction and impaired cognitions and behaviors.
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Neurological complications of HIV

TL;DR: HIV is neurotropic and causes a neurocognitive disorder as well as vacuolar myelopathy and treatment itself can be associated with neurological complications, particularly neuropathy, and, due to alterations in lipid metabolism, cerebrovascular disease.
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Nanomedicines encountering HIV dementia: A guiding star for neurotherapeutics

TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed a method to circumvent this limitation by effective drug targeting (CNS) and crossing BBB, which has specific impact on toxicological consequences of nanomedicines.
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HIV Co-receptors: The Brain Perspective

TL;DR: The role of chemokines and chemokine receptors in HIV-1 infection and the pathogenesis of AIDS and HIVD is discussed and potential therapeutic strategies are briefly detailed.
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Surveillance for waterborne-disease outbreaks : united states, 1995-1996

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The multicenter aids cohort study: rationale, organization, and selected characteristics of the participants

TL;DR: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study was designed to elucidate the natural history of the infection causing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), identify risk factors for occurrence and clinical expression of the virus, and establish a repository of biologic specimens for future study.
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Effectiveness of Potent Antiretroviral Therapy on Time to AIDS and Death in Men With Known HIV Infection Duration

TL;DR: In the calendar period when potent antiretroviral therapy was introduced, the time to development of AIDS and time to death were extended, and rate of CD4 cell count decline was arrested.
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Changing incidence of AIDS-defining illnesses in the era of antiretroviral combination therapy.

TL;DR: The incidence of AIDS-defining events in patients with advanced HIV infection at Frankfurt University Hospital has declined by more than 70% from 1992 to 1996, with a trend for malignancies and single opportunistic infections, with the exception of mycobacterial diseases.
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