title: Central nervous system manifestations of HIV infection in children.
abstract: Vertically transmitted HIV infection is a major problem in the developing world due to the poor availability of antiretroviral agents to pregnant women. HIV is a neurotrophic virus and causes devastating neurological insults to the immature brain. The effects of the virus are further compounded by the opportunistic infections and neoplasms that occur as a result of the associated immune suppression. This review focuses on the imaging features of HIV infection and its complications in the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. deepureena@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Reena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andronikou
authors.forename: Jaco
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: du Plessis
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: du Plessis
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Toorn
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maydell
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography