Doenças Neuroinfecciosas

Abstrato

Incidence of Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events in a Cohort of HIV Infected Patients

Anda Eilam

The prevalence of vascular diseases in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) -infected individuals has been comprehensively investigated. However, their incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events has not been thoroughly examined. Our aim was to examine the rate of ischemic stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack) in a defined HIV population and to find the risk factors that are characteristic in this population. A case-controlled retrospective cohort study of HIV patients followed up at Kaplan Medical Center between 2009 and 2017 was performed. The study included 300 patients who had been compared to a matched age and gender group. The data was collected by reviewing patients’ files and imaging studies. The first goal was to compare the incidence of ischemic cerebrovascular events in both groups.