title: NeuroAIDS in Africa.
abstract: In July 2009, the Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS at the National Institute of Mental Health organized and supported the meeting "NeuroAIDS in Africa." This meeting was held in Cape Town, South Africa, and was affiliated with the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Presentations began with an overview of the epidemiology of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the molecular epidemiology of HIV, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs), and HAND treatment. These introductory talks were followed by presentations on HAND research and clinical care in Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. Topics discussed included best practices for assessing neurocognitive disorders, patterns of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the region, subtype-associated risk for HAND, pediatric HIV assessments and neurodevelopment, HIV-associated CNS opportunistic infections and immune reconstitution syndrome, the evolving changes in treatment implementation, and various opportunities and strategies for NeuroAIDS research and capacity building in the region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7025, USA. kevinr@neurology.unc.edu
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mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015995:Prevalence