• DOI:10.1007/S11904-007-0017-6
Corpus ID: 34689986

Managing HIV peripheral neuropathy

@article{GonzlezDuarte2007ManagingHP,
  title={Managing HIV peripheral neuropathy},
  author={A. Gonz{\'a}lez‐Duarte and K. Cikurel and D. Simpson},
  journal={Current HIV/AIDS Reports},
  year={2007},
  volume={4},
  pages={114-118}
}

A. González‐Duarte, K. Cikurel, D. Simpson

Published 2007

Medicine

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Peripheral nerve disorders are frequent complications of HIV disease. Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSP) is the most common peripheral nerve disorder associated with HIV and occurs in over one third of infected patients but may occur in up to 67% if asymptomatic patients are included. Risk factors for DSP include increased age, advanced HIV disease, and history of “d-drugs” or other neurotoxic drugs. The primary manifestations of polyneuropathy are slowly progressive numbness and… CONTINUE READING

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