Acute Schizophrenic Symptoms as the Initial Manifestation of HIV Infection that Respond to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Acute Schizophrenic Symptoms as the Initial Manifestation of HIV Infection that Respond to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Here, we report a case of a patient who had schizophrenic symptoms as the initial manifestation of HIV infection and had a regression of mental abnormalities following the initiation of HAART. In this respect, more studies are needed to conclude definite patterns of brain metabolism or changes with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2006-06, Vol.42 (11), p.1653-1655
Hauptverfasser: Hashimoto, Tohko, Nishio, Mitsufumi, Sakai, Toshiya, Fujimoto, Katsuya, Sato, Norihiro, Endo, Tomoyuki, Koike, Takao
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
AIDS dementia complex
Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Brain
Correspondence
Female
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Information processing
Nervous system diseases
Positron emission tomography
Psychological symptoms
Psychoses
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
Schizophrenia - etiology
Symptoms
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Zusammenfassung:Here, we report a case of a patient who had schizophrenic symptoms as the initial manifestation of HIV infection and had a regression of mental abnormalities following the initiation of HAART. In this respect, more studies are needed to conclude definite patterns of brain metabolism or changes with HAART in patients who develop psychotic symptoms as a first manifestation of HIV infection.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/504085