VIRAL infections of the central nervous system (CNS) have attracted the attention of
historians and physicians for millennia. 1, 2 With the exception of herpes simplex …

(S)-Glutamic acid (Glu), which is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous
system (CNS), and other excitatory amino acids (EAAs) operate through four different …

In previous studies, using polymerase chain reaction amplification of HIV-1 genes directly
from pathologic tissues of children who died with AIDS encephalopathy, we showed that the …

To investigate the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalopathy,
we analyzed cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) reported to the Centers …

Background: Chemokines are a family of protiens that chemoattract and activate immune
cells by interacting with specific receptors on the surface of their targets. We have shown …

Background: We previously reported similar AIDS-free survival at 3 years in children who
were> 1 year old initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) and randomized to early versus …

Mental Retardation, now in the third edition, was hailed as a classic when it was first
published in the 1970's. This edition provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) infection of the central nervous system is
associated with characteristic virological, clinical, and neuropathological findings in adults …

OBJECTIVES. Pediatric HIV infection is a growing problem in most regions of the world.
Data on the effects of HIV on the neurodevelopment of children in resource-poor settings are …

Neurodevelopmental abnormalities associated with HIV infection have been described
since the first reports of pediatric AIDS in the 1980s. Before antiretroviral therapy (ART) …