COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
Cognitive impairment is a situation where a person has trouble in remembering,learning new things,concentrating or making decisions that affect their everyday life. Cognitive impairment caused by HIV is usually mild in people taking HIV treatment .This means that many of the risk factors for cognitive impairment in PLHIV can be treated or changed by adherence to effective HIV treatment,social connection and mental engagement. HIV ASSOCIATED Cognitive Disorder or HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder(HAND) occurs when HIV itself directly affect the brain and cause cognitive disorders:this kind of an impairment is common to people who have a low CD4 count before they begin HIV treatment.This condition can be changed by taking effective HIV treatment this will help the condition not to progress to dementia.Currently,HIV Associated Dementia is now hardly ever seen because of the widespread use of effective HIV treatment expect in people who are diagnosed with HIV ata a ve...