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Hiv And Brain Infections
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Ask the Experts
Brain tumor; Is it HIV infectionDear Doctor, Last July I had an operation for a brain tumor that was called an epilymphocytoma and these are very rare. For a number of years I have always suspected that I could have AIDS but have never got tested. I haven't worked since the...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Dear Mr. W: The best advice I can give you is to get tested. Knowledge is power. You need to know. If you test negative, you'll have peace of mind (you'll then have to change your name from Mr. Worried to something else). If you test...
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other infections of the braini was diagnosed with pml almost a year ago. i have only known of my hiv status for the same amount... Read more »Brain Mass; Toxoplasmosis infection versus lymphomaDear Dr. DezubeMy cousin is a 42yr old male, HIV+ since Jan 01. At that time he had Lymphoma in the... Read more »
Articles
HIV Infection or Medications Age BrainResearchers theorize that HIV infection itself and/or the treatments used to fight it might explain their finding that HIV patients had brain function similar to those of persons 15-20 years older. Dr. Beau Ances, of Washington University School... Read more »
HIV Infection and Chronic Drinking Have a Synergistic, Damaging Effect on the BrainAt least half of clinic patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) report they also drink heavily. Findings show that co-existing HIV infection and chronic alcoholism synergistically damage brain function. Specifically, immediate... Read more »
HIV and the Brain: The Need for More Research and Boosting the BrainWhen the AIDS pandemic first appeared in North America, doctors were puzzled by the sight of previously healthy young men who had inexplicably developed one or more life-threatening infections. They quickly established that these infections... Read more »
Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and AdolescentsDisclosure of Relationship Summary Introduction History of the Guidelines Guidelines Process Major Changes in Guidelines Since Last Publication How to Use the Information in this Report Effect of ART on the Management of OIs ... Read more »
Connect With Others
BBC Report on Brain Scan of HIV Effects
Posted by ScotCharles
Link below to copies of MRI brain scans of HIV+ peoplehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/4319952.stm Scans show how HIV attacks brain HIV, which attacks the body's natural defences, also damages the brain, three dimensional medical scans... Read more » HIV and the brain - update
Posted by ScotCharles, 6 Replies
My neurologist at UCLA, Dr. Elyse Singer, has been warning since the mid 1990's that HIV's effect on the brain and nervous systems was a ticking timebomb. The meds never completely eradicate the virus from the body and never effectively cross the...
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HIV+ brain cancer survivor marathon runner
Posted by richardbpc
NEWS FROM THE RICHARD M. BRODSKY FOUNDATION1247 Mara Court, Atlantic Beach, NY 11509 Contact Richard at 516/432-1254 cell ph 516-770-7724 or at www.richardmbrodsky.org or www.worldaidsmarathon.com E-mail: richardbpc@aol.com HIVers & cancer... Read more » Possible HIV transmission/infection ???
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Hello, Hope someone can enlighten me on this encounter I had. I've come across a stranger in the men's public toilet on 21 Apr 99, he was 'sort of' stroking his private parts when I went in. I occupied the adjacent urinal and was just about to ease... Read more »
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