title: NeuroAIDS in Brazil.
abstract: Brazil has the largest number of HIV cases of any single country in Latin America - over 600,000. Recently, investigators have begun to characterize the extent of neurological morbidity due to HIV in this country. During 2005 and 2006, the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health cosponsored two meetings of experts aimed at summarizing existing knowledge of HIV and its neurological complications in Brazil. Topics addressed ranged from clinical neurobehavioral aspects to molecular biology. Experts attending the meeting considered fruitful directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California 92103, USA. roellis@UCSD.edu
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Jeymohan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Ségio Montiero
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003906:Developing Countries; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral; D014644:Genetic Variation; D014943:Global Health; D006078:Government Programs; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D016174:Hepacivirus; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine; D013004:Somatostatin