Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Pediatric HIV and HIV-Exposed Uninfected (HEU) Children
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 128
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neurodevelopment; neurogenesis; HIV; fetal alcohol exposure; hippocampus; cognitive impairment
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the past decade, the incidence of new pediatric HIV infections has declined substantially; however, children still account for approximately 4% of new HIV infections globally. At the same time, successful prevention of mother-to-child transmission has led to a growing population of HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) children. Consequently, increasing attention is being directed toward the neurodevelopmental outcomes of children living with HIV as well as those who are HIV-exposed but uninfected.
Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have dramatically improved survival and quality of life for pediatric populations affected by HIV. Nevertheless, emerging evidence suggests that both HIV infection and early-life exposure to HIV and antiretroviral medications may influence brain development, cognition, and behavior across the lifespan.
This Special Issue of Brain Sciences seeks to highlight recent advances in understanding the neurodevelopmental consequences of pediatric HIV infection and perinatal HIV/antiretroviral exposure. We invite authors to submit original research and review articles addressing a broad range of topics related to neurodevelopment in these populations, including but not limited to: epidemiology of neurodevelopmental outcomes in pediatric HIV, early brain development, cognitive and behavioral trajectories, neuroimaging findings, biomarkers of neural injury or resilience, effects of antiretroviral therapy on the developing brain, mechanisms of neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity, neurodevelopment in HIV-exposed uninfected children, comorbidities, educational and psychosocial outcomes, and long-term neurological health.
Dr. Mark Burke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pediatric HIV
- HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU)
- neurodevelopmental outcomes
- brain development
- antiretroviral therapy (ART)
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