Neurological and psychiatric adverse effects of antiretroviral drugs

CNS Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-145

  Abers, Michael S ^a   Shandera, Wayne X ^a   Kass, Joseph S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; EMTRICITABINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS FUSION INHIBITOR; INTEGRASE INHIBITOR; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STAVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; ZIDOVUDINE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ENZYMOLOGY; MENTAL DISORDERS; METABOLISM; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896820055     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: 11791934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40263-013-0132-4     Document Type: Review

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