HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders: A Discussion of Research Implications on Patient Quality of Life

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2014
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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The advent of antiretroviral therapy has significantly extended the life expectancy of people living with HIV. As a consequence, they are starting to develop diseases that can arise with old age, one of which being cognitive impairment. The term used for cognitive impairment due to HIV infection is HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. These disorders affect about half of HIV-positive patients, which translates to millions of people around the world. Extensive research on these disorders has been conducted in areas such as pathology, risk factors, diagnoses, imaging studies, treatments, and prognoses. The research in these areas will be reviewed here in the hopes of understanding where the field needs to head and what implications this research will have on patient quality of life.
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