Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS IN HIV PATIENTS

Dr. Midhun. M, Dr. Premlal. K. S

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The study involved 25HIV positive patients who manifested with neurological complication. It included clinical, radiological and a monofilament study of the study group.Patients were selected from general ward, outpatient department of DR.D.Y.Patil Medical College and Hospital. Out of the 25 HIV patients included in the group, a detailed clinical examination was done and the following conclusions were reached. There was a clear male dominance of 15 patients(60%) in my study and most of the patients,( 13 patients (52%)) were in their 3rd decade of life. The commonest symptom of presentation in the study group was burning pain, numbness in lower limbs and loss of weight (52%) followed by fever and headache (48%) and (40%) respectively. It was observed that the patients with a lower CD4 count were more symptomatic. The commonest manifestation seen in the study group was peripheral neuropathy in 52% of patients followed by meningitis in 40% .Other manifestations were PML and HIV dementia in 3 patients . Incidence of neurological complications were found more in patients who had their CD4 count <200(64%). Peripheral neuropathy was the commonest manifestation, having HIV induced neuropathy as 40% and drug induced neuropathy as 12% .Neuropathies were more in patient with CD4 count <200(32%). Commonest MRI findings in the study group were of PML in 16% followed by Tuberculoma in 9% patients and then Encephalomyelitis.

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A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS IN HIV PATIENTS, Dr.Midhun.M, Dr.Premlal.K.S INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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