Neurological characteristics of HIV-infected men and women seeking primary medical care
| Autor: | James T. Becker, Jorge Sanchez, Oscar L. Lopez, Jeanne Wess, Mary Amanda Dew |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty AIDS Dementia Complex Logistic regression Medical care Myelopathy Sex Factors Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Risk Factors Internal medicine Humans Medicine Dementia Myopathy Analysis of Variance Primary Health Care business.industry Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease CD4 Lymphocyte Count Substance abuse Neurology Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Polyneuropathy |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Neurology. 6:205-209 |
| ISSN: | 1468-1331 1351-5101 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1999.tb00014.x |
| Popis: | We examined the neurological differences between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men (n = 193) and women (n = 41) receiving primary medical care. There was no difference between men and women in the rate of HIV-related neurological syndromes (i.e. polyneuropathy, myelopathy, myopathy, HIV- dementia [HAD]). A logistic regression analysis indicated that low CD4+ cell count predicted all neurological syndromes. In addition, HAD was predicted by intravenous-drug use and lower education level, while neuropathy was associated with older age and with race. These findings indicate that there are no differences in the rate of neuropsychiatric disorders attributable to gender. The presence of other factors (e.g. drug abuse) could explain previously reported gender differences in neurological manifestations of HIV infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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