HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Data from SRI International provide new insights into HIV/AIDS epidemiology
Published in AIDS Weekly, August 27th, 2007
Data detailed in "Component cognitive and motor processes of the digit symbol test: differential deficits in alcoholism, HIV infection, and their comorbidity" have been presented. "Alcoholism (ALC) is highly prevalent in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV), and those with comorbidity (ALC+HIV) may suffer compounded deficits in cognitive and motor functions affected by both conditions. Given that each disease can adversely affect motor, visuospatial, and executive functions, we used an expanded version of the Digit Symbol (DS) test to assess the separate and combined effects of ALC and HIV infection on these cognitive and motor components," scientists in the...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-08-27)
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