Abstract:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus is known to affect
almost all organ systems in the body. In addition to central nervous
system it also affects the autonomic nervous system. Autonomic
nervous dysfunction has been known to severely affect the quality of
life in human immunodeficiency virus positive patients. It is known
to have caused fatal consequences in late stages of the disease in
patients who go in for invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
The aim of this review is to determine the incidence, clinical
significance and frequency of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in
patients human immunodeficiency virus infection
