TheBodyPro news story
Our understanding of neurological complications associated with HIV has evolved along with the epidemic itself. Through the late 1990s, we often focused on cognitive and motor impairments that arose from opportunistic infections, initially referred to as AIDS dementia complex or HIV-associated dementia. Today, despite effective antiretroviral therapy, an evolving array of neurological complications has emerged, particularly as patients move into their senior years.
Although modern-day research in this area typically focuses on neurocognitive impairment, motor issues also occur, says Jessica Robinson-Papp, M.D., M.S., a clinical researcher at Mount Sinai who studies neurologic complications associated with HIV. For example, her group’s earlier work on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) particularly noted features of parkinsonism — though Robinson-Papp explained to TheBodyPro that definitions of HAND have evolved to prioritize cognitive symptoms over physical ones.
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Source : TheBodyPro
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