Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, known in English as HIV, is a pathological agent that affects the immunological system and the nervous system in the human population. This peculiarity implies neuropsychological disruption in many cognitive functions, as executive functions, attention and memory. This...

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Main Authors: PhD. Mariana Pino-Melgarejo, MSc. Erislandy Omar-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Oriente 2015-10-01
Series:Santiago
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Online Access:http://revistas.uo.edu.cu/index.php/stgo/article/view/55
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description Human Immunodeficiency Virus, known in English as HIV, is a pathological agent that affects the immunological system and the nervous system in the human population. This peculiarity implies neuropsychological disruption in many cognitive functions, as executive functions, attention and memory. This neuropsychological deficits in HIV, affect too, the social, familiar and laborer life in patients. In this article, the authors doing a review about principal neuropsychological alterations in HIV, the most important risk factors of cognitive disruption, the influence of antiretroviral therapy in cognitive function, possibilities of neuropsychological restoration, and the situation in Colombia about HIV and infected patients.
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spelling doaj.art-3e387e9a9fc24f19b15d29d6bf336bf82022-12-21T18:20:32ZspaUniversidad de OrienteSantiago2227-65132015-10-01013566467447Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideracionesPhD. Mariana Pino-Melgarejo0MSc. Erislandy Omar-Martínez1Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Costa BarranquillaFacultad de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de CubaHuman Immunodeficiency Virus, known in English as HIV, is a pathological agent that affects the immunological system and the nervous system in the human population. This peculiarity implies neuropsychological disruption in many cognitive functions, as executive functions, attention and memory. This neuropsychological deficits in HIV, affect too, the social, familiar and laborer life in patients. In this article, the authors doing a review about principal neuropsychological alterations in HIV, the most important risk factors of cognitive disruption, the influence of antiretroviral therapy in cognitive function, possibilities of neuropsychological restoration, and the situation in Colombia about HIV and infected patients.http://revistas.uo.edu.cu/index.php/stgo/article/view/55alteración neurocognitivacognicióndaño cerebralneuropsicologíaVIH
spellingShingle PhD. Mariana Pino-Melgarejo
MSc. Erislandy Omar-Martínez
Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones
Santiago
alteración neurocognitiva
cognición
daño cerebral
neuropsicología
VIH
title Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones
title_full Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones
title_fullStr Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones
title_full_unstemmed Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones
title_short Cognición y VIH. Algunas consideraciones
title_sort cognicion y vih algunas consideraciones
topic alteración neurocognitiva
cognición
daño cerebral
neuropsicología
VIH
url http://revistas.uo.edu.cu/index.php/stgo/article/view/55
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