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The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status as a screening strategy for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders

HIV-infected people are at risk for neurocognitive impairment (HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders - HAND). To evaluate whether the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), a widely used neurocognitive screening tool, could be a valid instrument for HAND identi...

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Published in:AIDS care 2021-03, Vol.33 (3), p.357-363
Main Authors: Costaggiu, Diego, Pinna, Elisa, Serchisu, Luca, Barcellona, Doris, Piano, Paola, Ortu, Francesco, Marongiu, Francesco, Mandas, Antonella
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Summary:HIV-infected people are at risk for neurocognitive impairment (HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders - HAND). To evaluate whether the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), a widely used neurocognitive screening tool, could be a valid instrument for HAND identification, we evaluated 166 HIV-infected subjects. Our results showed that 96 (57.8%) HIV-infected scored RBANS Total Index Score
ISSN:0954-0121
1360-0451
DOI:10.1080/09540121.2020.1742859