Who Is At Risk For HIV Dementia

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risk for dementia

my question is in regards to hiv related dementia.I have not been on treatment for the last 3 years. My cd4 stays around 300 at 20%. My vl started out at 13,000 when I first became positive, then went undetectable for five years on HAART. upon...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The risk of HIV-associated dementia is increased among those with a high viral load, low CD4 count, and older age. Your risk of developing dementia would be decreased with effective antiretroviral treatment. However, these are only statistical... Read more »

HIV Dementia?

Hi,I was diagnosed in October, 2010 and have been on a successful combination of antiretrovirals... Read more »

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HIV Dementia or Depression

I read the description of HIV Dementia, slowed thinking, apathy, disturbed gait, social withdrawal,... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV-Related Dementia Common in Africa, Study Finds

A new study revealed 31 percent of HIV patients in Uganda had AIDS-related dementia. This alarmingly high rate could mean HIV/AIDS is one of the leading causes of dementia in the world, alongside Alzheimer's disease and strokes. "If the rate we saw... Read more »

Potential Cause of HIV-Associated Dementia Revealed

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center appear to have solved the mystery of why some patients infected with HIV, who are using antiretroviral therapy and show no signs of AIDS, develop serious depression as well as profound problems... Read more »

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 »

Ask the Doctor: HIV and HIV Risk After Age 50

Theresa Mack, M.D., M.P.H. Every month, HIV specialist Theresa Mack, M.D., M.P.H. -- an associate medical director at St. Luke's Medical Group in Harlem, N.Y. -- will answer your most pressing HIV/AIDS questions. By the year 2015, nearly half... 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 »

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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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 »

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 »

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