Stroke, HIV and the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in the absence of opportunistic infections

Stroke in people living with HIV (PLWH) has been described to occur soon after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) possibly related to the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS). We sought to investigate whether there was a temporal association between stroke and recent ART initiation in the absence of opportunistic infections (OIs), and to identify risk factors for this.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - January 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Eitzaz Sadiq, Sarah Katzew, Jeremy Nel, Grace Tade, Angela Woodiwiss, Gavin Norton, Girish Modi Tags: Clinical short communication Source Type: research