Late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection is linked to higher rates of epilepsy in children in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
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2020-06-30Keywords
HIV-infectionWHO staging
CHILDREN
EPILEPSY
paediatric ART data management tool
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Southern African journal of HIV medicineDOI
10.4102/sajhivmed.v21i1.1047PubMed ID
32670626Abstract
From 2139 children enrolled in the two sites, 53 children were diagnosed with epilepsy (2.48%). In these, the median CD4 count was 591 cells/mm3, and the mean viral load was 4.9 log copies/mL, with undetectable viral loads in only seven children (14.0%). World Health Organization (WHO) clinical HIV stage was available for 46 patients of the sample, with 3, 6, 26 and 11 children graded at stages 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Forty percent children had a history of CNS infection prior to the epilepsy diagnosis, and 55% children were reported to have school problems.Item Type
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2078-6751ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.4102/sajhivmed.v21i1.1047
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