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HIV Dementia Scale and Psychomotor Slowing—The Best Methods in Screening for Neuro-AIDS
- Source :
- The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 17:185-191
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2005.
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Abstract
- The authors examined the correlation between Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Dementia Scale (HDS) and psychomotor tests, evaluating basal ganglia function in 266 HIV-seropositive, Caucasian, homosexual men. Fifty-five HIV-positive, patients with mild dementia (HDS scoreor =10) showed significant slowing of most rapid alternating movements (MRAM) and significantly prolonged contraction times compared to 211 HIV-positive nondemented patients (HDS score10). Motor performance correlated significantly with the time-dependent HDS subscores for psychomotor speed and construction and HDS sum score. In contrast to contraction times and MRAM, HDS scores also showed significant correlations to age, premorbid and actual intelligence, and duration of HIV seropositivity.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
AIDS Dementia Complex
Psychometrics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Neuropsychological Tests
medicine.disease_cause
Fingers
Central nervous system disease
Degenerative disease
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Isometric Contraction
Internal medicine
HIV Seropositivity
Tremor
Reaction Time
medicine
Humans
Dementia
Intelligence Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychomotor learning
Intelligence quotient
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Electrophysiology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Female
Neurology (clinical)
business
Psychomotor Performance
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15457222 and 08950172
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bae0b0bf89020a1cb61d396768354ca5