Assessment of neurological manifestations in HIV positive patients

Nervous system involvement is one of the catastrophic target of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Inspite of adequate ART (antiretroviral therapy), HIV infected individuals still experience neurological diseases. At least 40% HIV-infected patients devolp neurological symptoms during the course of their illness and in 10-20% of the patients, the presence of a neurological disease is the first manifestation of symptomatic HIV infection. Aims and Objectives: To illuminate the spectrum of neurological involvement in patients with HIV infection at Govt Medical College & Hospital Amritsar (Punjab). We evaluated various neurological manifestations of HIV including opportunistic infections (OPIs) and non-opportunistic infections (nonOPIs). Settings and Design: This was a observational study conducted at Govt Medical College & Hospital Amritsar (Punjab) over a period of 1 years from June 2016 to July 2017.