Diagnosed With Dementia

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Recently diagnosed with dementia

I was diagnosed with HIV Associated Demenitia yesterday after nearly a year of tests. The three day psychological exam done by Dr. Charles Hinkin at UCLA shows that I have a moderate level of the condition which will shortly impair my ability to...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The course of HIV-associated dementia is dependent on many factors. The most important is antiretroviral treatment, which is currently the only definitive treatment available that can affect the course of HIV-associated dementia. I have treated many... Read more »

Diagnosing Aids Dementia

We presently have a patient with CD4 below 100, Desiminated MAC (intestinal) , Rx's of AZT... Read more »

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S. »

Cd4 count 7 dementia diagnosed

vomPlease can you help, a close friend, who was diagnosed positive 4 years ago, has recently been... Read more »

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Connection Found Between Belly Fat and Dementia

A study reported in the journal, Neurology , finds a possible link between excess belly fat and the risk of dementia. While the research did not look specifically at people living with HIV, it raises specific concerns for them. The researchers... Read more »

HIV Found to Replicate Outside CD4 Cells; Discovery Gives Insight Into HIV-related Dementia

In an intriguing new study published last week in PLoS Pathogens , researchers discovered the first solid proof that HIV can replicate itself in cell types other than CD4 cells. The finding potentially opens an important window on our understanding... Read more »

AIDS Dementia Complex

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Late Presentation for HIV Care in the United States and Canada

Noting that efforts to improve early detection and access to HIV services "have increased over time," the authors assessed patients' immune status at initial presentation for HIV care in 13 US and Canadian clinical cohorts from 1997 to 2007. The... Read more »

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HIV DEMENTIA

Posted by mrc911, 2 Replies

I was recently diagnosed with HIV dementia. I am extremely depressed and have been out of work since June. My tcell count is 660 and viral load <60. I feel like I am going crazy just thinking about having to take more meds and the cost of the... Read more »

aids dementia

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have been pos for more than 23 years and now the mds think my dementia is getting worse . I am sure the viris got into my brain when I had no T cells . Now I work full time but ... Read more »

My Only Son Has AIDS Dementia/My Heart hurts

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

My son is 40 5'9 and good looking very intelligent,now to see him, his personal hygene is not on his mind ,it breaks my heart to know he was raped !,before finding out he had aids went to jail on a misdemeanor charge and was raped by the black men... Read more »

dementia - what are your experiences

Posted by cunta_stalwart, 2 Replies

lets talk about this late stage debilitating aspect of HIV

Can it be treated,
willl everybody get it
do the modern drugs help
early indicators.

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