… The older terms HIV encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex have been replaced by
the term HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). The current terminology of HAND [1…

… There is now a consensus that the severity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (…
Such an update would reduce the weight of any diagnosis on a cross-sectional assessment …

… We assessed most studies as being … no consensus on the therapeutic management of
asymptomatic patients. Furthermore, screening can lead to unnecessary and expensive diagnostic …

… treating alternate risk factors for cognitive decline 26 . Further studies will be required to
assess … -seropositive individuals; however, no consensus has been reached regarding the time …

… Neurocognitive assessment may be considered the gold standard for diagnosis of HAND,
yet is often time consuming, and requires specially trained staff, which limits its broader use. …

… and burden of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) and assess associated factors
in … The latest consensus definition of HAND includes the subclassifications asymptomatic …

… in people living with HIV are the HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) criteria, …
will require assessment, validation, refinement and a broader consensus within the field. …

… criteria was also poor showing consensus across criteria for less than … HIV-associated
neurocognitive deficits, future studies are needed to replicate these findings and to further assess …

… The aim of this study was to achieve group consensus on the appropriate content of assessment
tools to assist community-based health professional to detect and monitor PLHIV at risk …

… managing and treating infected individuals, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND…
tests for each cognitive domain, but consensus on specific tests needs further refining. The …