TY - JOUR
T1 - NeuroAIDS in Africa
AU - Robertson, Kevin
AU - Liner, Jeff
AU - Hakim, James
AU - Sankalé, Jean Louis
AU - Grant, Igor
AU - Letendre, Scott
AU - Clifford, David
AU - Diop, Amadou Gallo
AU - Jaye, Assan
AU - Kanmogne, Georgette
AU - Njamnshi, Alfred
AU - Langford, T. Dianne
AU - Weyessa, Tufa Gemechu
AU - Wood, Charles
AU - Banda, Mwanza
AU - Hosseinipour, Mina
AU - Sacktor, Ned
AU - Nakasuja, Noeline
AU - Bangirana, Paul
AU - Paul, Robert
AU - Joska, John
AU - Wong, Joseph
AU - Boivin, Michael
AU - Holding, Penny
AU - Kammerer, Betsy
AU - Van Rie, Annelies
AU - Ive, Prudence
AU - Nath, Avindra
AU - Lawler, Kathy
AU - Adebamowo, Clement
AU - Royal, Walter
AU - Joseph, Jeymohan
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - In July 2009, the Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS at the National Institute of Mental Health organized and supported the meeting "NeuroAIDS in Africa." This meeting was held in Cape Town, South Africa, and was affiliated with the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Presentations began with an overview of the epidemiology of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the molecular epidemiology of HIV, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs), and HAND treatment. These introductory talks were followed by presentations on HAND research and clinical care in Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. Topics discussed included best practices for assessing neurocognitive disorders, patterns of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the region, subtype-associated risk for HAND, pediatric HIV assessments and neurodevelopment, HIV-associated CNS opportunistic infections and immune reconstitution syndrome, the evolving changes in treatment implementation, and various opportunities and strategies for NeuroAIDS research and capacity building in the region.
AB - In July 2009, the Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS at the National Institute of Mental Health organized and supported the meeting "NeuroAIDS in Africa." This meeting was held in Cape Town, South Africa, and was affiliated with the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Presentations began with an overview of the epidemiology of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the molecular epidemiology of HIV, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs), and HAND treatment. These introductory talks were followed by presentations on HAND research and clinical care in Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. Topics discussed included best practices for assessing neurocognitive disorders, patterns of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the region, subtype-associated risk for HAND, pediatric HIV assessments and neurodevelopment, HIV-associated CNS opportunistic infections and immune reconstitution syndrome, the evolving changes in treatment implementation, and various opportunities and strategies for NeuroAIDS research and capacity building in the region.
KW - HIV
KW - Neurodevelopment
KW - Neurology
KW - Neuropsychology
KW - Subtypes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77953187846&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/13550284.2010.489597
DO - 10.3109/13550284.2010.489597
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20500018
AN - SCOPUS:77953187846
SN - 1355-0284
VL - 16
SP - 189
EP - 202
JO - Journal of NeuroVirology
JF - Journal of NeuroVirology
IS - 3
ER -