The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children
| dc.contributor.author | Eley, Brian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wilmshurst, Jo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-06T10:40:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-06T10:40:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09-23 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-18T15:50:04Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | At the end of 2007, 33.2 million people including 2.5 million children were living with HIV; > 85% of HIV-infected children were in Africa. At the end of 2006, 115 000 children were on HAART, a global coverage rate of 15% with sub-Saharan Africa having the lowest regional coverage. HIV affects the immature brain causing static or progressive encephalopathy (PE). PE is characterized by acquired microcephaly, failure to attain or loss of neurodevelopmental milestones, or loss of intellectual ability, and acquired symmetric motor defects. Isolated neurodevelopmental delays and peripheral nervous system disease occur as a direct consequence of HIV infection. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Eley, B., & Wilmshurst, J. (2008). The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children. <i>BMC Proceedings</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19925 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Eley, Brian, and Jo Wilmshurst "The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children." <i>BMC Proceedings</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19925 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Eley, B., & Wilmshurst, J. (2008, December). The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children. In BMC Proceedings (Vol. 2, No. S1, pp. S12). BioMed Central. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1753-6561 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Eley, Brian AU - Wilmshurst, Jo AB - At the end of 2007, 33.2 million people including 2.5 million children were living with HIV; > 85% of HIV-infected children were in Africa. At the end of 2006, 115 000 children were on HAART, a global coverage rate of 15% with sub-Saharan Africa having the lowest regional coverage. HIV affects the immature brain causing static or progressive encephalopathy (PE). PE is characterized by acquired microcephaly, failure to attain or loss of neurodevelopmental milestones, or loss of intellectual ability, and acquired symmetric motor defects. Isolated neurodevelopmental delays and peripheral nervous system disease occur as a direct consequence of HIV infection. DA - 2008-09-23 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1753-6561-2-s1-s12 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Proceedings LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 1753-6561 T1 - The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children TI - The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19925 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-2-s1-s12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19925 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Eley B, Wilmshurst J. The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children. BMC Proceedings. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19925. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.holder | Eley and Wilmshurst; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | BMC Proceedings | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://bmcproc.biomedcentral.com/ | |
| dc.title | The impact of HIV infection on the nervous system of children | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |