Second assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa.
In July of 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS (CMHRA) sponsored the second conference on the Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa, which was held in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference mission was to address the regional variations in epidemiology of HIV-related neurological disorders as well as the assessment and diagnosis of these disorders. Participants discussed and presented data regarding the relevance and translation of neuroAIDS assessment measures developed in resource intensive settings and the challenges of neuro-assessment in Africa, including the applicability of current tools, higher prevalence of confounding diseases, and the complexity of diverse cultural settings. The conference presentations summarized here highlight the need for further research on neuroAIDS in Africa and methods for assessing HIV-related neurological disorders.
Robertson
Kevin
K
Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7025, USA. kevinr@neurology.unc.edu
Kopnisky
Kathy
K
Hakim
James
J
Merry
Concepta
C
Nakasujja
Noeline
N
Hall
Colin
C
Traore
Moussa
M
Sacktor
Ned
N
Clifford
David
D
Newton
Charles
C
Van Rie
Annelies
A
Holding
Penny
P
Clements
Janice
J
Zink
Christine
C
Mielk
Jens
J
Hosseinipour
Mina
M
Lalloo
Umesh
U
AMod
Farida
F
Marra
Christina
C
Evans
Scott
S
Liner
Jeff
J
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