HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection

Several neurological disorders have been described in HIV infection. Vacuolar myelopathy and neurocognitive disorders usually come at an advanced stage of the disease process. Here, we present a case where these features constitute the presenting complaints. Both of these conditions improved signifi...

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Main Authors: Md Asaduzzaman, Atonu Das, Sowmitra Das, Mahfuza Khadija Shamma, Abul Kalam Mohammed Shoab, Biplob Kumar Roy
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1542785
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Mahfuza Khadija Shamma
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description Several neurological disorders have been described in HIV infection. Vacuolar myelopathy and neurocognitive disorders usually come at an advanced stage of the disease process. Here, we present a case where these features constitute the presenting complaints. Both of these conditions improved significantly following the start of HAART. We believe this clinical pathway can be a good learning point for the clinician.
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spelling doaj-art-075a658f3a234e8e9b65ecbf211ec2742025-08-20T03:55:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1542785HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV InfectionMd Asaduzzaman0Atonu Das1Sowmitra Das2Mahfuza Khadija Shamma3Abul Kalam Mohammed Shoab4Biplob Kumar Roy5Department of MedicineDepartment of MedicineDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologyDepartment of NeurologySeveral neurological disorders have been described in HIV infection. Vacuolar myelopathy and neurocognitive disorders usually come at an advanced stage of the disease process. Here, we present a case where these features constitute the presenting complaints. Both of these conditions improved significantly following the start of HAART. We believe this clinical pathway can be a good learning point for the clinician.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1542785
spellingShingle Md Asaduzzaman
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HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
title HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection
title_full HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection
title_fullStr HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection
title_full_unstemmed HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection
title_short HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder as an Initial Presentation in HIV Infection
title_sort hiv associated vacuolar myelopathy and hiv associated neurocognitive disorder as an initial presentation in hiv infection
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1542785
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