Hemiplegia as a presentation of HIV infection in children: A report of 3 cases

Strokes are a rare neurological manifestation of HIV infection in children with multifactorial etiologies. We present three HIV-infected children who presented to us with stroke out of which two had cerebral infarcts and who responded to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Third patient had tuberculous me...

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Published inJournal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 439 - 441
Main Authors Shah, Ira, Nandy, Sneha, Kumari, Renu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2017
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Antiretroviral agents
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Cerebrovascular accident
children
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Dosage and administration
Hemiplegia
HIV
Pediatric HIV infections
Risk factors
stroke
Cerebrovascular accident
hemiplegia
HIV
children
stroke
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Summary:Strokes are a rare neurological manifestation of HIV infection in children with multifactorial etiologies. We present three HIV-infected children who presented to us with stroke out of which two had cerebral infarcts and who responded to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Third patient had tuberculous meningitis who was lost to follow-up before ART could be initiated.
ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_344_16