title: HIV-associated dementia: A diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Considerable clinical research has been conducted to increase our knowledge in understanding the underlying neuropathological significance of HIV viral infection.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To find the incidence of HIV Associated Dementia in a suburban part of India.
  
  
  METHODS
  6135 prospective cases from January 2008 to August 2010 were subjected to pretest counseling. Those willing were tested for HIV status using western blot test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  5688 (92.71%) underwent for detection of HIV.273 (4.8%) were tested positive. 246 out of these (90.10%) were put on ART. 1 (0.37%) was detected to have HAD stage II.38 cases (18.92%) had varied psychiatric symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HAART has considerably reduced morbidity in HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Padm Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beniwal
authors.forename: Labanya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava