Neurological opportunistic diseases in HIV infected patients in a western hospital of Venezuela, 2007 -2009

Sir,HIV-associated central nervous system (CNS) diseases represent a signifi cant burden of dis-ease in the clinical HIV/AIDS context. However, its understanding requires further epidemio-logical research in many areas of some devel-oping countries where HIV programs are still limited. Impact of many central nervous sys-tem opportunistic diseases occurring at those geographical areas remains largely unknown, even though the development of neurological complications represents an important cause of mortality in HIV/AIDS patients.