AIDS-RELATED DEMENTIA COMPLEX – LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction: The AIDS epidemic reached its peak in the 1990s, causing the deaths of millions before treatments emerged. Objective: Review the relationship between AIDS and dementia complex. Result: More than 50% of people with AIDS may develop AIDS-linked neurocognitive decline, resulting in subcortical dementia. This manifests as loss of attention, depressive symptoms and changes in motor skills and task accuracy (BERNARDES L, et al., 2023). Conclusion: Although AIDS is known to affect the immune system through the reduction of CD4 T lymphocytes, it is also linked to impacts on the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
AIDS-RELATED DEMENTIA COMPLEX – LITERATURE REVIEW
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593952316111
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Palavras-chave: Pseudodementia; Cognitive impairment; AIDS.
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Keywords: Pseudodementia; Cognitive impairment; AIDS.
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Abstract:
Introduction: The AIDS epidemic reached its peak in the 1990s, causing the deaths of millions before treatments emerged. Objective: Review the relationship between AIDS and dementia complex. Result: More than 50% of people with AIDS may develop AIDS-linked neurocognitive decline, resulting in subcortical dementia. This manifests as loss of attention, depressive symptoms and changes in motor skills and task accuracy (BERNARDES L, et al., 2023). Conclusion: Although AIDS is known to affect the immune system through the reduction of CD4 T lymphocytes, it is also linked to impacts on the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
- Alicia Viviana Mendez
- Vânia Gomes da Silva
- Aline Cicilia Oliveira Dos Santos Guimarães
- Samanttha Cristina da Silva Chaves
- Adrian Emanuel Rosales Mendez
- Tiago Picolo Fernandes
- Joan Lucas Oliveira Silva
- Thiago Magela Gomes Da Silva
- Franco Sebastian Garcia Cervera
- Rebecca Mascarenhas Santos
- Emerson Pellin
- Leonardo Fernandes de Andrade
- Júlia Resende de Sousa
- Luana Beatriz Piai Martins
- Aliana Lunardi Zvicker
