NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV INFECTION AND IT'S RELATION WITH CD4 COUNT

Abstract

Acquired Immunodeciency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by Human Immunodeciency Virus(HIV).It is estimated that India had 1,2 approximately 0.12 million new HIV infections in 2009 . It is a serious disorder of immune system in which normal defense of body breaks against infection leading to life threatening conditions. The nervous system is among the most frequent and serious target of HIV infection, occurring in patients with profound immune suppression and sometimes neurological disease is the rst manifestation of 2,4,5,6 symptomatic HIV infection in10–20% of patients . The true prevalence of HIV related neuro infections and pathology is not available due to inadequate medical facilities, social stigma and 2,7 ignorance that lead to underdiagnosis .