HIV-1 ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIVE POLYRADICULOPATHY

Course overview

HIV-1-ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIVE POLYRADICULOPATHY IS A COMMONLY MISDIAGNOSED NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM HIV INFECTION. PROGRESSIVE FLACCID PARAPARESIS, AREFLEXIA, AND SPHINCTER INVOLVEMENT ARE THE CARDINAL FEATURES OF THIS DISORDER, HOWEVER, SINCE THE CO-EXISTENCE OF OTHER FORMS OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IS COMMON IN HIV PATIENTS, THIS COMPLICATION USUALLY GOES UNADDRESSED AND MAY LEAD TO PERMANENT NEUROLOGIC DEFICITS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV-1-ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIVE POLYRADICULOPATHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.