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Year : 2018 | Volume
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Human immunodeficiency virus-associated neurocognitive disorder masquerading as psychiatric illness
Jitender Aneja1, Navratan Suthar1, Gopal K Bohra2, Pawan Garg3
1 Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 2 Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 3 Department of Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Jitender Aneja Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur - 342 005, Rajasthan India
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DOI: 10.4103/IJAMR.IJAMR_31_18
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Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been shown to be associated with a constellation of neuropsychiatric disorders. The presence of depressive symptoms may obscure the evaluation of cognitive manifestation of a neurodegenerative disorder like dementia associated with AIDS. Further, it is uncommon to see catatonia in association with HIV/AIDS. In this report, we present a case who had an array of psychiatric syndromes as the initial manifestation of AIDS. The subsequent management issues are also dealt with. |
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