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Join our confidential mailing list! Enter your email address: LESSONS COOL TOOLS DRUGS FORUMS ... HOME AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC) What is it? AIDS dementia complex (ADC), sometimes called HIV-associated dementia (HAD), is different than other types of AIDS-related illnesses. Most AIDS-related illnesses are caused by other infections (such as bacteria, fungi, and other viruses). ADC is one of the only illnesses that can be caused directly by HIV. HIV can pass into the brain. In fact, some studies show that HIV enters the brain in as few as two days after the virus first enters the body. HIV can damage nerve cells in the brain, although researchers don't totally understand how this happens. ADC can happen at any T-cell count. However, it is much more likely to occur when the T-cell count falls below 200. This is because the immune system plays a major role in protecting nerves in the brain. If the immune system becomes suppressed, HIV and other organisms can damage these nerves and affect the way the brain works. It has been estimated that between 20% and 35% of all HIV-positive people will eventually develop some symptoms of ADC. However, the number of HIV-positive people with ADC is much lower today, thanks to the availability of powerful anti-HIV drug therapy.

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Join our confidential mailing list! Enter your email address: LESSONS COOL TOOLS DRUGS FORUMS ... HOME AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC) What about healthy tips for people living with ADC? Find support. Learn about dementia. As is true with almost every aspect of HIV and AIDS, you have a right to know about your condition and what may happen in the future. Reading this AIDSmeds.com lesson is a start, but there are other great sources of information on the Internet. It's also important to talk with your doctor about your progress and to discuss treatment options that may be available to you. Keep active! Keep a diary. It can be very helpful to write down things you want to remember or need to do in the future. Keeping these notes in the same place, such as in a notebook or diary, can help you keep your thoughts together. Stick a weekly checklist onto the fridge. No matter how many times you've done the same chores or run the same errands week after week, ADC might impair your ability to remember each and every task. Make a checklist of all your regular chores and errands and make duplicate copies of the list. As the week goes on, you should check off each task you complete. When the list is completely checked off at the end of the week, replace it with a new checklist. Write important reminders to yourself.

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25. 61. Factors Associated With AIDS Dementia Complex 1000 61. Factors Associated with aids dementia complex B. Brew* 1 ,M. Fulham 2 , and R. Garsia 2 1 St. Vincent's Hosp. and 2 Royal http://63.126.3.84/2002/Abstract/13381.htm

Abstract E-mail Abstract Author Add To Itinerary Session Search Abstracts ... Program Session 15 Oral Abstract Session Neuropathogenesis Session Time: Tuesday, 10 am - 12:30 pm Room 606-609 Factors Associated with AIDS Dementia Complex B. Brew* , M. Fulham , and R. Garsia St. Vincent's Hosp. and Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Sydney, Australia Background: Recently, the incidence of AIDS dementia complex (ADC) has been found to have halved as a consequence of the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) but it is unknown whether this can be maintained with long-term HAART. Moreover, it is not clear what factors are important in ADC development in patients who are taking HAART and who have plasma HIV viral suppression. Methods: HIV-infected patients who were well and without clinical evidence of ADC were enrolled in a 4-year prospective study to determine the factors that govern involvement of the brain by HIV. Plasma HIV viral load was 400 copies/ mL At entry all were assessed neurologically and neuropsychologically with a standard battery.

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AIDS Dementia Complex by Mark Bowers Dementia and its Symptoms The term dementia is used by neurologists to describe a clinical syndrome composed of memory loss, decreased mental concentration and the loss of other intellectual functions because of progressive disease in the brain. There may be motor signs, such as weakness, lack of coordination and unsteady gait. Behavioral changes are most likely to be noticed by friends or family members, and may include apathy, personality changes and loss of libido. ADC (AIDS Dementia Complex) is often characterized by depression, but depression alone is not enough to establish a diagnosis of ADC. Depression has a profound effect on survival and should be treated, whether it appears as part of the of symptoms called ADC or alone. The clinical course of ADC is variable. Some people experience only mild symptoms, while others progress rapidly. A scale that allows clinicians to stage ADC is provided below. The first symptoms to appear are often the most difficult to quantify: short-term memory loss and poor concentration may be attributed to stress, to prescription or recreational drug use, or to fatigue, but may also be early manifestations of ADC. AIDS Dementia Complex Classification Stage 0: Normal Stage 0.5: Subclinical or Equivocal

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31. HIV/AIDS U.S. Government Resources AIDS Dementia (Body Health Resources Corporation); aids dementia complex(Project Inform); aids dementia complex (University of California http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/HIVDementia.html

AIDS Dementia HIV/AIDS Links Dementia AIDS Dementia (Body Health Resources Corporation) AIDS Dementia Complex (Project Inform) AIDS Dementia Complex (University of California, San Francisco, HIV InSite) Dementia and Central Nervous System Problems (University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center) Nervous System Problems (National AIDS Treatment Information Project) Neurologic AIDS Research Consortium (Washington University) NINDS Neurological Manifestations of AIDS Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) From the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINEplus - consumer health info Dementia Demencia y Problemas del Sistema Nervioso Central (University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center) U.S. National Library of Medicine , 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, National Institutes of Health Privacy Freedom of Information Act Accessibility Customer Service: aids@aids.nlm.nih.gov Last modified on March 25, 2003

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This page has moved. Click here to view page. AIDS Dementia Complex HIV/CNS infections: it appears that infections of the nervous system - we see this particularly in the spinal fluid but probably the same thing is true in the brain - that it’s an intrinsic part of the ecology of HIV. One of the things that is puzzling about that is that early infection for a protracted period of time, despite this infection or exposure to the nervous system, it is entirely asymptomatic, even though we might find abnormalities in the spinal fluid. Only under certain conditions late in AIDS dementia complex There are two variants that we encompass within the definition of AIDS dementia complex, and sometimes they are separated out. One is the dementia or the brain problem, the cerebral problem, which is a combination really of cognitive and Myelopathy. This syndrome is a coherent syndrome that has a hierarchy of symptoms and signs, although with some variability. Early on patients, the major problem is slowing of both cognitive and motor spheres. So patients complain of some difficulty with concentration, focusing on things and so forth, and they may also have mild motor slowing. Later on, that is those that progress - and they don’t all progress - other domains are involved cognitively and Then there’s a sub-group within this pathology of patients who have true HIV infection or HIV encephalitis. In this case marked by macrophage infiltration and you probably can’t see but a number of these macrophages are multinucleated and that’s the so-called multinucleated-cell encephalitis, which is true HIV encephalitis. These are HIV-infected macrophages. The major cell that is productively infected in the brain, which has been known for some time, is the macrophage or microglial cell. Subsequently more recently it has been shown that other cells can be infected, although they are usually not

37. Alzheimer Europe_Aids Dementia Complex Translate this page aids dementia complex Content. La definizione di aids dementia complex. E'stato stabilito che l'HIV può avere un impatto diretto sul cervello. http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/italian/aids.html

AIDS Dementia Complex : Content Definizione AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC) Differenza tra ADC e le infezioni opportunistiche del cervello Differenza tra demenza e deterioramento cognitivo o Qual'è il grado di diffusione dell'ADC? ... Esiste una cura per l'ADC? La definizione di AIDS Dementia Complex E' stato stabilito che l'HIV può avere un impatto diretto sul cervello. L'espressione AIDS dementia complex (ADC) si usa per indicare il tipo di demenza causata dal virus dell'immunodeficienza umana (HIV). Si usano talvolta espressioni diverse, quali Encefalopatia HIV/AIDS, deterioramento cerebrale da HIV/AIDS, demenza da AIDS. In questo testo si userà il termine ADC per indicare la demenza causata da HIV nei soggetti affetti da AIDS, come la signla stessa significa. La differenza tra ADC e infezioni opportunistiche del cervello Il virus HIV non è la sola causa di demenza per le persone affette da AIDS. Come conseguenza dell'indebolimento del sistema di difesa, altri tipi di virus, batteri o organismi possono attaccare il cervello. Questo tipo di demenza è generalmente indicato come "infezione opportunistica del cervello", poiché coglie letteralmente l'opportunità dell'indebolimento organico. E' importante capire che questo è un effetto collaterale della presenza dell'HIV nell'organismo, mentre l'ADC è causata direttamente dal fatto che l'HIV entra nel sistema nervoso centrale, che comprende l'encefalo e il midollo spinale. Questa differenziazione è resa tanto più importante dal fatto che le infezioni opportunistiche sono spesso curabili.

38. Alzheimer Europe_Aids Dementia Complex AIDS Dementie Complex Inhoud. Determ AIDS dementie complex. Er isvastgesteld dat HIV een direct effect op de hersenen heeft. AIDS http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/dutch/aids.html

AIDS Dementie Complex : Inhoud De term AIDS Dementie Complex (ADC) Het verschil tussen ADC en opportunistische infecties van de hersenen Het verschil tussen dementie en cognitieve achteruitgang Hoe algemeen is ADC? ... Is er een behandeling voor ADC? Determ AIDS dementie complex Er is vastgesteld dat HIV een direct effect op de hersenen heeft. AIDS dementie complex (ADC) is een term die gebruikt wordt om dementie te beschrijven die wordt veroorzaakt door het Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Andere termen die soms worden gebruikt zijn HIV/AIDS encephalopathie, HIV/AIDS gerelateerde hersenbeschadiging, en AIDS gerelateerde dementie. De term ADC wordt verder in deze tekst gebruikt om te verwijzen naar dementie bij mensen met AIDS, veroorzaakt door HIV, wat deze termen ook beschrijven. Het verschil tussen ADC en opportunistische infecties van de hersenen HIV is niet de enige oorzaak van dementie bij mensen met AIDS. Doordat het lichaam een verzwakt afweersysteem heeft, kunnen ook andere soorten virussen, bacteriën of organismen de hersenen aantasten. Deze soort dementie wordt meestal een opportunistische infectie van de hersenen genoemd, omdat het letterlijk gebruik maakt van het verzwakte lichaam. Het is het neveneffect van de aanwezigheid van HIV in het lichaam. ADC wordt daarentegen direct veroorzaakt door HIV, dat het centrale zenuwstelsel binnendringt. Het centrale zenuwstelsel wordt gevormd door de hersenen en het ruggenmerg. Het verschil is belangrijk omdat opportunistische infecties vaak behandelbaar zijn.

39. University Of Miami School Of Medicine - Glossary - AIDS Dementia Complex Medical Dictionary. aids dementia complex. aids dementia complex Theaids dementia complex is a brain disorder that occurs in people http://www.med.miami.edu/patients/glossary/art.asp?articlekey=8700

40. Dementia aids dementia complex aids dementia complex (ADC) can be a serious problemwith a poor prognosis. Cognitive Symptoms Of aids dementia complex http://www.rnceus.com/hiv/Dementia.htm

AIDS Dementia Complex AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC) can be a serious problem with a poor prognosis. AIDS Dementia Complex is a term used to describe cognitive, motor and behavioral neurological impairments that are unrelated to opportunistic infections. These impairments significantly impair activities of daily living, resulting in decreased independence. A AIDS - Advanced HIV infection D Dementia - Cognitive impairment worsening during late-stage HIV infection C Complex - A condition consisting of neuropsychologic disturbances in the areas of cognition, motor function, and behavior In the central nervous system, HIV penetrates the blood-brain barrier, infecting CD4 + cells in the brain (Kalichman, 1998). HIV dementia is a subcortical dementia (Gabrieli, 1995), affecting structures beneath the cerebral cortex. Because the basal ganglia are affected, HIV-associated cognitive disorders (including dementia) share many features with diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington disease. People with damage or dysfunction in the basal ganglia have slower thought processes (bradyphrenia), and move more slowly (bradykinesia). They are forgetful, but may often recall information if given enough time. Diagnosis is difficult, as symptoms may vary. A thorough evaluation is necessary to determine the cause of cognitive impairment and appropriate treatment. Procedures used in the diagnostic process include: neuropsychological testing; mental status examination; neuropsychiatric interview; neurologic examination; and radiologic and laboratory testing.

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