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How do you differentiate between HIV associated neurocognitive disease (HAND) and other causes of neurocognitive impairment?

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Neurology · Unc Institute For Global Health And Infectious Diseases

This is a great question. In the era of test and treat, where many people with HIV have never had significant immunocompromise, cognitive impairment due to HIV itself is now relatively rare. On the other hand, people with HIV experience conditions of aging about 10 years earlier than people without ...

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