2019
Slowly progressive fatal PML-IRIS following antiretroviral initiation at CD4+ nadir of 350 cells/mm3 despite CD4+ cell count rise to 900 cells/mm3
Sandhu MR, Rutledge R, Grant M, Mahajan A, Spudich S. Slowly progressive fatal PML-IRIS following antiretroviral initiation at CD4+ nadir of 350 cells/mm3 despite CD4+ cell count rise to 900 cells/mm3. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2019, 30: 810-813. PMID: 31046614, DOI: 10.1177/0956462419835966.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBrainCD4 Lymphocyte CountDisease ProgressionDystonic DisordersFatal OutcomeHIV InfectionsHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeJC VirusLeukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromePML-IRISAntiretroviral therapyCell countInflammatory syndromeInitiation of ARTHIV/AIDS patientsReconstitution inflammatory syndromeRobust immune reconstitutionCells/mm3Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyRole of CD4Blood-brain barrierCells/Antiretroviral initiationInflammatory picturePersistent positivityImmune reconstitutionMultifocal leukoencephalopathyNeurological symptomsOpportunistic infectionsAIDS patientsVirus antigenImmune responseJC virus
2016
HIV-Associated Neurologic Disorders and Central Nervous System Opportunistic Infections in HIV
Le LT, Spudich SS. HIV-Associated Neurologic Disorders and Central Nervous System Opportunistic Infections in HIV. Seminars In Neurology 2016, 36: 373-381. PMID: 27643907, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1585454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAsymptomatic neurocognitive impairmentPlasma viral loadViral loadMild neurocognitive disorderCerebral toxoplasmosisCryptococcal meningitisOpportunistic infectionsNeurocognitive disordersCentral nervous system opportunistic infectionsCNS immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeDetectable plasma viral loadImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeCentral nervous system symptomsClassic opportunistic infectionsCSF viral loadProgressive neurologic symptomsReconstitution inflammatory syndromeT-cell countsProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyNervous system symptomsPresentation of infectionHigher mortality riskHigher CD4Immune recovery