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HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
motor slowing and ataxia ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... , gait ataxia, and ... • EBV analysis has ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
: • Tumor-like ... Cramping, Weakness, Ataxia ... • Acute: - IV ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... blindness, or gait ataxia ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Enhancement - TM and tumor ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... mobilizes fatty acids ... feed them or give IV ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management