title: [Progress in Antiretroviral Therapy and HAND].
abstract: Today, over 20,000 people are thought to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Japan. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially improved the prognosis of HIV-infected patients, but long-term medication generates new problems. This article overviews the progress of anti-HIV therapies and explains the concept of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) as a noted complication of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Akifumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaori-Kondo
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations