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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"AIDS dementia"”.
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A Transferrin conjugated nanoemulsion system for brain delivery of antiretroviral therapy
… (HAND), also known as HIV encephalopathy and AIDS dementia, is one of the critical complications of HIV infection that causes severe morbidity and even shortens survival. This complication is challenging to treat because most of the antiretroviral therapeutic (ART) agents cannot achieve the …
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Survival of South-African HIV infected patients
… 1&2) had low annual rates of progression to AIDS : 3-4% if the TLC was above 1250/μL, 12-14% if the TLC was below 1250/μL. Annual progression to AIDS increased to 25% and 46% in patients with clinical stage 3 and a TLC above or below 1250/μL respectively. Patients with AIDS had 30-55% …
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Neuropsychological performance and dementia symptoms in a HIV positive population
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which affects millions of individuals worldwide. This syndrome is associated with many medical complications. Fortunately, patients with HIV and AIDS have longer life expectancy than in …
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Association of gender based violence and depressive symptoms with neurocognitive functioning in HIV positive individuals
… 14.3% among women aged between 15 – 49 years (UNAIDS, 2007). Gender Based Violence (GBV) and depression are being recognized as global problems and increasingly affecting women. Depressive symptoms have shown to impact the psychological quality of life especially for those living with HIV. …