The HIV Dementia Scale

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with HIV disease for evidence of dementia using the HIV Dementia Scale of Power et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with HIV disease for dementia?

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Number of attention errors during anti-saccadic eye movements

errors

Time in seconds to write out alphabet

seconds

Time in seconds to copy a 3-dimensional picture of a cube

seconds

Select the appropriate answer for each recall item

Memory recall of dog

Memory recall of hat

Memory recall of color green

Memory recall of peach

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Risk Factors for Institutionalization in a Patient with Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
- Drugs Which Can Cause Cognitive Impairment
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Brief Alzheimer Screen (BAS)
Imaging Studies
- Indications for Performing a Head CT Scan in Patient with Dementia
Other Testing
- Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)
- Brief Alzheimer Screen (BAS)
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Risk Factors for Demented Person Becoming Lost
- Binswanger Type of Senile Vascular Dementia
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- HIV-Associated Dementia in an Older Adult
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- HIV-Associated Dementia in an Older Adult

Therapy

Selection
- Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)

Monitoring

Adverse Effects
- Drugs Which Can Cause Cognitive Impairment
Overdose And Reversal
- Drugs Which Can Cause Cognitive Impairment
Complication Detection
- Drugs Which Can Cause Cognitive Impairment

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
- Risk Factors for Institutionalization in a Patient with Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease

Specialty

Neurology

Objective

other testing
selection

ICD-10

F02.4 - Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B22.0+)

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Purpose: To evaluate a patient with HIV disease for evidence of dementia using the HIV Dementia Scale of Power et al.

Specialty: Neurology

Objective: other testing, selection

ICD-10: F02.4,

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