Neurological profile and neurodevelopment of 88 children infected with HIV and 84 seroreverter children followed from 1995 to 2002

Autor: Tony Tannous Tahan, Isac Bruck, Marion Burger, Cristina Rodrigues Cruz
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp 322-326
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4391
1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702006000500004
Popis: This study evaluated the degree of neurological compromise in HIV-infected children accompanied by the outpatient clinic of infectious diseases and pediatric neurology of the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) starting in 1995. Long-term progressive prospective and cross sectional study of 88 children infected by HIV and 84 seroreverter children, using data from general neurological examinations, neuroimaging procedures (brain CT scan) and neurodevelopmental tests (CAT/CLAMS and DENVER I and II). Neurological and neurodevelopmental alterations were found in 82% of the HIV-infected patients and in 36% of the HIV-seroreverter group (P
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