Patrick Chung-Ki LI

MBBS, FHKCP, FHKAM(Medicine)
Dr LI is Co-Director of the Neurology Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital and Honorary Consultant Physician of the Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong. He is currently the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS and Vice-President (Service) of the Hong Kong AIDS Foundation.

Chapters:

C16 HIV-Associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)

Background HIV is a neurotropic virus which invades the central nervous system (CNS) from the time of primary infection. HIV-associated dementia (HAD) is an AIDS defining illness (ADI), and milder or asymptomatic forms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are increasingly recognised. On the other hand, neurological symptoms and cognitive impairment in HIV-infected individuals may also […]

D26 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Background and epidemiology Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a potentially fatal demyelinating disease caused by JC virus (JCV), a human double-stranded DNA virus of the polyoma family. Primary infection occurs during late childhood and the infection is usually asymptomatic. More than 85% of adults have detectable antibody to JCV indicating previous exposure. The virus remains […]

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