Cognitive Functions In Advanced Hiv Disease

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Cognitive functioning

I am a 59 year old woman who has been positive for 8 years. My viral load is undetectable and my CD4 fluctuates anywhere between 200 - 500. I am noticing that I have a very hard time concentrating, remembering names, or details about what I say to...

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Thanks for writing. Although antiretroviral therapies have greatly reduced the severity of cognitive problems with HIV, such issues still remain (often in milder form) in as many as 30-40% of HIV positive persons. You mention that although your... Read more »

Cognitive Problems / Short Term Memory / Executive Functioning

I completed neuropsych testing in jan 2001 and unexpectedly found problems in short term memory,... Read more »

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W. »

Atripla and cognitive functioning

Recently (September 27, 2012) Johns Hopkins released a statement regarding a study that indicates... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS Anemia: Prevalence and Severity of Anemia Increases With Advancing HIV Disease

The current study describes the prevalence of anemia, a common hematologic abnormality that can significantly impact clinical outcomes and quality of life (QOL), in several populations of patients with HIV. Specifically, P.S. Belperio and colleagues... Read more »

Development of National HIV/AIDS Strategy Operational Plan Advances

See below for individuals photographed (left-to-right). Making significant strides toward developing the Department-wide operational plan to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy , representatives of 10 agencies and more than 13 staff... Read more »

G7 Nations Plan to Adopt Vaccine Purchase Plan for Diseases Such as HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria

The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Friday plans to sign an agreement to provide $1.5 billion to develop vaccines for diseases -- including HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria -- that largely affect developing countries, the government of Italy... Read more »

Vaccine Purchase Plan for Diseases Such as HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria Needs Political Will, Funding Pledges, Opinion Piece Says

The advance market commitment plan aimed at funding the development of vaccines for diseases -- including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria -- that largely affect developing countries is "a new way for partners in the private and public sectors to... Read more »

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Loss of cognitive function

Posted by ScotCharles, 6 Replies

Friends, I believe I am losing my ability to think.

As I have posted here, my liver is going haywire due in large part to the meds I take. Reyetaz is causing my bilirubin levels to rise, causing my eyes to take on a yellowish cast and my skin to... Read more »

i have an advance hiv infection...

Posted by Anonymous

Hi all: My name is Jim, I have an "advanced" HIV infection, and I
write to hopefully give a bit of TURBO-BOOST to all who find
themselves in that moment of darkness that comes when you may
think you are nearing your end. NEVER just "give up", LIFE... Read more »

Pimples and Advanced HIV

Posted by Anonymous

Hello there. Although I have been on The Body mailing list for quite sometime, I must say I have never been to this post site before. I find this to be very informative and I am glad to find a site where people can connect. My question is a... Read more »

I can't function(need expert help_

Posted by byond_the_world, 2 Replies

I had sex and i recently knew that person is HIV positive. we had Anal sex but with condums.. but i got blow job without condums and there was also a third person involved i had a test after exactly 8 weeks and it was negative.. but i still so... Read more »

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