HIV ENCEPHALITIS

Course overview

HIV ENCEPHALITIS IS A COMPLICATION OF HIV INFECTION, WHICH PRESENTS WITH NEUROCOGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION OF VARYING SEVERITY. ALMOST HALF OF HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS SUFFER FROM THIS CONDITION DURING THEIR ILLNESS. PROMPT ADMINISTRATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT CHOICE FOR THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR HIV ENCEPHALITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND OPTIMALLY MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.