| Literature DB >> 18370346 |
Kevin Robertson1, Kathy Kopnisky, James Hakim, Concepta Merry, Noeline Nakasujja, Colin Hall, Moussa Traore, Ned Sacktor, David Clifford, Charles Newton, Annelies Van Rie, Penny Holding, Janice Clements, Christine Zink, Jens Mielk, Mina Hosseinipour, Umesh Lalloo, Farida AMod, Christina Marra, Scott Evans, Jeff Liner.
Abstract
In July of 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS (CMHRA) sponsored the second conference on the Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa, which was held in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference mission was to address the regional variations in epidemiology of HIV-related neurological disorders as well as the assessment and diagnosis of these disorders. Participants discussed and presented data regarding the relevance and translation of neuroAIDS assessment measures developed in resource intensive settings and the challenges of neuro-assessment in Africa, including the applicability of current tools, higher prevalence of confounding diseases, and the complexity of diverse cultural settings. The conference presentations summarized here highlight the need for further research on neuroAIDS in Africa and methods for assessing HIV-related neurological disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18370346 PMCID： PMC2755561 DOI： 10.1080/13550280701829793
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurovirol ISSN： 1355-0284 Impact factor: 2.643