Peripheral neuropathy in patients with human immunodeficiency viral infection at a tertiary hospital in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is the most frequent neurological complication in people living with HIV/AIDS. Neurological damage was identified to not only be caused by the viral infection itself but also through neurotoxic antiretroviral therapy (ART). PN is associated with a variety of risk factors; however, detailed knowledge is scarce for sub-Saharan African populations, bearing among the highest HIV/AIDS infection burden.In a cross-sectional study, we assessed the prevalence of PN in 525 adult outpatients suffering from HIV/AIDS and admitted to the largest tertiary hospital in Ghana. Through a detailed questionnaire and clinical examination including neurologic assessment and laboratory blood sample testing, this study investigated associations of PN with demographic and health determina

SUBMITTER: Puplampu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746675 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature