Infection used to be the main cause of dementia. Treatment for infections and inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) has dramatically decreased the incidence of infection-related dementia. But there has been one infectious disease that has reversed the trend and that is HIV/AIDS. It is the ...
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HIV dementia
Carol Bradley Bursack
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:14 AM
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I'd say many, if not most, people don't realize that HIV/AIDS can cause dementia. This is important education for us all. This is a fascinating series.
Carol