Neuropsychiatric and Neurocognitive Manifestations in HIV-Infected Children Treated With Efavirenz in South Africa—A Retrospective Case Series

Neuropsychiatric and Neurocognitive Manifestations in HIV-Infected Children Treated With Efavirenz in South Africa—A Retrospective Case Series

Background: Efavirenz is associated with transient neuropsychiatric manifestations but the impact on neurocognition in children is unknown. Genetically slow metabolizers of efavirenz may be at risk of toxicity. This study describes neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive manifestations of South African...

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Main Authors: Charles K. Hammond, Brian Eley, Natalia Ing, Jo M. Wilmshurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
efavirenz
neuropsychiatric
neurocognitive
adverse effect
neurotoxicity
children
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00742/full

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