HIV Presenting as Young-Onset Dementia
With the advent of retroviral therapies, the incidence of severe dementia associated with HIV has been reduced, although minor neurocognitive impairment is being increasingly recognized in the course of illness. We report a case of a young woman presenting with HIV-associated dementia and raise awar...
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| author | Rohit Verma MD Kuljeet Singh Anand DM, MNAMS |
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| description | With the advent of retroviral therapies, the incidence of severe dementia associated with HIV has been reduced, although minor neurocognitive impairment is being increasingly recognized in the course of illness. We report a case of a young woman presenting with HIV-associated dementia and raise awareness of its presentation in young age and as the first presenting symptom. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7857fd5c54c4d589c28b7aa4afec6aa2022-12-21T23:39:04ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care2325-95742325-95822014-03-011310.1177/2325957413488173HIV Presenting as Young-Onset DementiaRohit Verma MD0Kuljeet Singh Anand DM, MNAMS1Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. S. K. Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaWith the advent of retroviral therapies, the incidence of severe dementia associated with HIV has been reduced, although minor neurocognitive impairment is being increasingly recognized in the course of illness. We report a case of a young woman presenting with HIV-associated dementia and raise awareness of its presentation in young age and as the first presenting symptom.https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957413488173 |
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| title | HIV Presenting as Young-Onset Dementia |
| title_full | HIV Presenting as Young-Onset Dementia |
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