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The Basics

Dementia and Nervous System Problems (October 22, 2007)
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From AIDS InfoNet
AIDS Dementia Complex (January 2007)
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From Project Inform
HIV-Associated Dementia and Minor Cognitive Motor Disorder (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
HIV Dementia Risk Causes New Concerns (October 16, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brain Drain: HIV-Associated Dementia and Memory Loss (April 2002)
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
Facts About AIDS Dementia Complex (December 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Psychosocial Interventions in Persons With HIV-Associated Neuropsychiatric Compromise (1998)
By Stephan L. Buckingham and Michael Shernoff.
In A Mental Health Practicioner's Guide to the Neuropsychiatric Complications of HIV/AIDS, from Guilford Publications

Research

Connection Found Between Belly Fat and Dementia (March 27, 2008)
From Project Inform
HIV JournalView: Screening for HIV Dementia Made Simple (September 2005)
Scientists have developed a dementia screening test that they hope can be used globally with minimal training.
From The Body PRO
CNS Penetration of Antiretroviral Agents May Not Be Essential for Prevention of AIDS-Related Dementia (February 25, 2005)
In The 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
HIV Produces Proteins Linked to Progression of AIDS-Related Dementia, Study Says (April 21, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Link to Dementia "Explained" (April 20, 2004)
HIV itself creates proteins that kill brain cells, potentially leading to AIDS-related dementia, researchers have found; many scientists had assumed until now that HIV did not play such a direct role in brain-cell death.
From BBC News
AIDS Dementia Complex Survival Is Up Dramatically in HAART Era (September 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Blood Test May Predict HIV-Related Dementia (June 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feasibility Study of the Disease Management Assistance System: A Potential Adherence Enhancement Device (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Storming the Blood-Brain Barrier (April 1998)
In AIDS Care, from San Francisco General Hospital
Tracking HIV in the Central Nervous System (February 1998)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Brain Drugs (December 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AIDS Dementia: 1592 Now More Available (November 7, 1997)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News

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