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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
International scale rapidly identifies HIV-related dementia risk
December 17th, 2005
The International HIV Dementia Scale rapidly identifies individuals at risk for HIV-associated risk. "HIV dementia is an important neurological complication of advanced HIV infection. The use of a cross-cultural screening test to detect HIV dementia within the international community is critical for diagnosing this condition," researchers in the United States report. "The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a new screening test for HIV dementia, the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) in cohorts from the U.S. and Uganda. Two cross-sectional cohort studies" were "designed to evaluate for the presence of HIV...
Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2005-12-17)
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