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HIV treatment in children
Peripheral neuropathy in South African children highlights limited ARV choices

Peripheral neuropathy was identified in one-in-four children on HIV treatment in rural Mopani District, one of the poorest and least well-resourced areas in South Africa, Dr Remco

Published
23 July 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Neurological and cognitive problems
Studying The Cause Of HIV-Associated Dementia

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center appear to have solved the mystery of why some patients infected with HIV, who are using antiretroviral therapy and show no signs of AIDS, develop serious depression as well as profound problems with memory, learning, and motor function. The finding might also provide a way to test people with HIV to determine their risk for developing dementia.

Published
12 July 2012
From
HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Neurological and cognitive problems
Potential Cause of HIV-Associated Dementia Revealed

Researchers appear to have solved the mystery of why some patients infected with HIV, who are using antiretroviral therapy and show no signs of AIDS, develop serious depression as well as profound problems with memory, learning, and motor function.

Published
11 July 2012
From
Science Daily (press release)
HIV treatment in children
Early antiretroviral therapy improves neurodevelopment in HIV-positive infants

Starting antiretroviral therapy soon after birth improves neurodevelopment in HIV-positive infants, South African investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The development observed in children who

Published
11 July 2012
By
Michael Carter
Neurological and cognitive problems
Pfizer Says Lyrica Fails in Diabetes Trial, Halts HIV Study

Pfizer's Lyrica, approved for use in fibromyalgia, didn’t work to control painful nerve damage from diabetes in one study, and the company halted a second trial in nerve-damaged HIV patients.

Published
04 May 2012
From
Bloomberg
Side-effects
Why it's time to say goodbye to stavudine...everywhere

Concerns about a proposed comparative trial of 40mg and 20mg (low-dose) stavudine in South Africa.

Published
16 April 2012
From
South African Journal of HIV Medicine
Side-effects
Can I Get A Witness! Authentic Voices Tell the Story of Neuropathy

Authors, scientists, doctors, journalists and bloggers can write about neuropathy until they're blue in the face but there's no substitute for hearing people tell their own stories. This post is therefore given over to some of the men and women with both HIV and Neuropathy who have opened their hearts on forums and in blogs across the Net. There are many, many more!

Published
12 April 2012
From
The Body
Neurological and cognitive problems
Tenofovir does not penetrate CNS well in 183-person US study

Tenofovir concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid are only 6% of blood plasma concentrations.

Published
29 March 2012
From
International AIDS Society
Neurological and cognitive problems
Cognitive function improves through the first year of HIV therapy

Cognitive function continues to improve up to one year after starting antiretroviral therapy, according to the results of a small international study published in HIV Medicine. The investigators

Published
29 March 2012
By
Michael Carter
Neurological and cognitive problems
Dementia is a national crisis like HIV and cancer, says David Cameron

Britain is facing a “national crisis” of dementia on a similar scale to the high rates of HIV and cancer in previous decades, David Cameron will warn today.

Published
26 March 2012
From
Daily Telegraph
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