HIV Infection Presenting with Dementia.
We present a case of dementia in a young healthy individual. On evaluation he was detected to have HIV infection with low CD4 count and a high viral load. He had no opportunistic infections or any other AIDS defining illnesses. He recovered fully within 3 months of antiretroviral therapy.
HOD Medicine and ART centre.
K
K
Narayanan
Resident - Medicine.
Avneet
A
Gupta
Cl Spl Medicine and Neurology.
S
S
Manoj
Cl Spl Psychiatry, Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Kp
K
Seshadri
D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count / Q000379:methods; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D000073216:Mental Status and Dementia Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents