HIV NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS

Course overview

PATIENTS WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION (HIV INFECTION) HAVE BEEN NOTED TO HAVE VARIOUS FORMS OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES. THESE INCLUDE SYMPTOMS OF BOTH COGNITIVE DISORDERS AS WELL AS MOOD AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER SECONDARY TO HIV DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO REVIEWS BASIC SCREENING TOOLS FOR THE DISEASE AND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT GUIDELINES. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO COVERS A SECTION ON CURRENT RESEARCH STUDIES ON NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS SECONDARY TO HIV.