Background: Neurodevelopmental stimulation programmes can improve developmental outcomes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) started soon after birth potentially limits the invasion of HIV into the central nervous system. A combination of developmental stimulation and early ART initiation may reduce developmental delays in children with perinatally acquired HIV infection.

Author List: Strehlau R, Burke M, van Aswegen T, Kuhn L, Potterton J.

Journal Name: Child Care Health Dev. 2021 Mar;47(2):154-162. doi: 10.1111/cch.12828. Epub 2020 Nov 20. PMID: 33150965; PMCID: PMC7854479.