HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders—An Issue of Growing Importance

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 527 - 534
• Main Authors: Chan, Lai Gwen, Wong, Chen Seong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.10.2013
• Subjects: AIDS Dementia Complex; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; HIV Infections - drug therapy; Humans; Neurocognitive Disorders; Prevalence

Introduction: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) comprise a wide spectrum of cognitive, motor, and mood abnormalities prevalent in people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs). This field of HIV medicine has gained renewed prominence in recent years with evidence contending that anti-retrovi...