Encephalopathy and progression of human immunodeficiency virus disease in a cohort of children with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection. Women and Infants Transmission Study Group
Encephalopathy in children with HIV is common and is associated with high viral load, immunodeficiency, and shortened survival. Encephalopathy was more likely to develop in infants with early signs and symptoms of HIV, although age at onset could not be predicted.