Olivier Uwishema, Georges Ayoub, Rawa Badri, Helen Onyeaka, Christin Berjaoui, Ece Karabulut, Heeba Anis, Christophe Sammour, Fatima E A Mohammed Yagoub, Elie Chalhoub
INTRODUCTION: Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that causes several diseases by attacking the human immune system. It is transmitted by contact with certain bodily fluids of an infected person, most commonly during unprotected sex, through sharing needles, or from mother to baby during pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding. The central nervous system is not spared from this virus, as HIV has been shown to induce several neurological disorders. However most neurological pathologies (such as dementia, infections, meningitis, and neuropathy) rarely show until late stages, in this case, after the patients develop acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)...
March 2022: Immunity, Inflammation and Disease