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

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 .