Axonal chronic injury in treatment-naïve HIV+ adults with asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment and its relationship with clinical variables and cognitive status

Abstract Background HIV is a neurotropic virus, and it can bring about neurodegeneration and may even result in cognitive impairments. The precise mechanism of HIV-associated white matter (WM) injury is unknown. The effects of multiple clinical contributors on WM impairments and the relationship bet...

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Main Authors: Rui-li Li, Jun Sun, Zhen-chao Tang, Jing-ji Zhang, Hong-jun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1069-5