Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

Publications

• Research Article   
  Knowledge, Perception and Seroprevalence of HIV/STIS among Young Adults in Brazilian Amazon Region: A Population-Based Study
  Author(s): Allex Jardim da Fonseca*, Hélvya Rochelle Távora Minotto, Cibelle Carneiro Farias, Dkaion Vilela de Jesus, Hendel Santana Moraes, Ingrid Ferreira Buttenbender, Isabella Seixas Martins, Mayara Gabrielle Souto, Paulo Henrique Brasil Hass Gonçalves Filho, Randielly Mendonça da Costa, Sarah de Oliveira Silva, Thais Suelen Israel Ferreira, Valéria Vieira da Silva Coutinho and Angélica Espinosa Miranda
  
  Background: Neurological complications involving central and peripheral nervous system are well described but there is paucity of literature on involvement of autonomic nervous system. HIV patients on ART have a higher prevalence of symptoms due to dysautonomia in comparison to normal individuals. Aims and objectives: To study the prevalence of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in PLHA (People living with HIV/ AIDS) with and without antiretroviral treatment. Methodology: It is a cross sectional study. The subjects are broadly divided into 3 categories with 25 patients in each group. PLHA on ART, PLHA not on ART and healthy controls. Observation and results: Three patients from ART group two from ART naïve group had symptoms of syncope. There was a significant difference between the autonomic p.. Read More»
  

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