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How Do I Take Care Of Dementia
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how do i care for someone with aids related dementiai am a volunteer "buddy" and would like tips on how to care for/communicate with someone with aids-related dimentia...
Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
It depends on the severity of the dementia. In general, you can be helpful be assisting with those areas in which your "buddy" is impaired. In other words, help him to do those things that he is unable to do for himself, or those things...
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Do I have AIDS Dementia?In January of 2005 my primary care physician wrote the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of... Read more »AIDS DementiaI am my brothers caregiver. He suffers from AIDS Dementia, coupled with his opportunistic illness... Read more »
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AIDS Dementia ComplexIntroduction Possible Symptoms of Early Stage ADC Possible Symptoms of Middle Stage ADC Possible Symptoms of Late Stage ADC What Is ADC? The Symptoms of ADC How Does HIV Cause ADC? Incidence Diagnosing ADC What If I Think I Have ADC? ... Read more »
Nervous System Problems and DementiaWhat Are Nervous System Problems? What Are the Signs of CNS Problems? What Makes Nervous System Problems Worse? How Are CNS Problems Treated? The Bottom Line What Are Nervous System Problems? The nervous system has two parts. The brain and... Read more »
San Francisco: CARE Makes CutsSan Francisco's HIV Health Services Planning Committee voted recently to cut its funding 4-7 percent for all but two categories. The only initiatives spared revenue deductions are its dementia program and a decentralized care program. "They are new... Read more »
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSIntroduction Health professionals caring for people living with HIV will encounter myriad symptoms ranging from minor and bothersome problems to problems that are associated with great distress. In caring for a patient who presents with a symptom,... Read more »
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I have HIV Associated Dementia after 24 Years
Posted by ScotCharles, 4 Replies
Sorry friends for my earlier angy post, but a diagnosis that you are losing control of your emotions and your higher brain functions due to HIV is most distressing.My HIV specialist and my AIDS neurologist at UCLA have both told me that the... Read more » HIV Associated Dementia Symptoms
Posted by ScotCharles
You can be somewhat functional and still have HAD. Manifestations of Dementia Early manifestations of dementia may include the following: Decreased attention or concentration Reduced speed of information processing Psychomotor slowing Impaired... Read more » 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...
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Apathy as part of dementia????
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I looked at dementia and all they say is a very clinical, characterized by apathy, slowed thinking, forgetfulness, blah, blah, blah,-----can anyone give real life examples that will describe what apathy appears like --- slowed thinking, what does...
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