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Comorbid HIV encephalopathy and cocaine use as a risk factor for new-onset seizure disorders.

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Kenedi, CA; Joynt, KE; Goforth, HW
Published in: CNS Spectr
March 2008

Patients living with human immunodeficiency virus represent a growing population, and an increased number of central nervous system presentations can be expected over the next decade. Emerging data suggests that both HIV-seropositive patients and cocaine-abusing patients may be at special risk of seizure phenomena. This case report discusses the risks of new-onset seizure activity when these two risk factors converge, which is a common occurrence in this population. Data from the fields of neuroanatomy and neurovirology are presented to explain the heightened risk of this patient population and provide the practitioner with an improved understanding of the central nervous system complexities in HIV.

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CNS Spectr

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ISSN

1092-8529

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

230 / 234

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Seizures
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Electroencephalography
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders
  • Brain
  • Adult
 

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Kenedi, C. A., Joynt, K. E., & Goforth, H. W. (2008). Comorbid HIV encephalopathy and cocaine use as a risk factor for new-onset seizure disorders. CNS Spectr, 13(3), 230–234. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900028480
Kenedi, Christopher A., Karen E. Joynt, and Harold W. Goforth. “Comorbid HIV encephalopathy and cocaine use as a risk factor for new-onset seizure disorders.CNS Spectr 13, no. 3 (March 2008): 230–34. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900028480.
Kenedi CA, Joynt KE, Goforth HW. Comorbid HIV encephalopathy and cocaine use as a risk factor for new-onset seizure disorders. CNS Spectr. 2008 Mar;13(3):230–4.
Kenedi, Christopher A., et al. “Comorbid HIV encephalopathy and cocaine use as a risk factor for new-onset seizure disorders.CNS Spectr, vol. 13, no. 3, Mar. 2008, pp. 230–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/s1092852900028480.
Kenedi CA, Joynt KE, Goforth HW. Comorbid HIV encephalopathy and cocaine use as a risk factor for new-onset seizure disorders. CNS Spectr. 2008 Mar;13(3):230–234.
Journal cover image

Published In

CNS Spectr

DOI

ISSN

1092-8529

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

230 / 234

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Seizures
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Electroencephalography
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders
  • Brain
  • Adult