| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000290920 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autores: | Zonta, Marise Bueno1 Almeida, Sergio Monteiro de2 Carvalho, Mirian T Matsuno de3 Werneck, Lineu Cesar |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Hospital Clinico, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil 2Universidade Federal do Parana, Divisao de Neurologia, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil 3Universidade Federal do Parana, Divisao de Doencas Infecciosas, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil |
| Año: | 2005 |
| Periodo: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Número: | 6 |
| Paginación: | 479-488 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico |
| Resumen en inglés | The increase in survival rates of patients affected by AIDS is associated with physical disabilities that can compromise their functional independence. We examined the degree and types of disabilities in hospitalized AIDS patients , as well the clinical and immunological parameters associated with disability. The lowered functional status was associated with increased time since AIDS had been diagnosed, with complaints of weakness, and with the involvement of more than one set of systems in the definition of AIDS. The inability to perform daily living activities was associated with higher viral loads (log) c/mL, lower CD4+/mL and CD4+/CD8+ ratios, and with involvement of the central nervous system, in the cause of hospitalization. Both the inability to perform daily living activities and low functional status were associated with muscle strength alteration and with being unemployed |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Fisiología humana, Neurología, Inmunología, SIDA, VIH, Discapacidad, Evaluación funcional, Sistema nervioso central |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Human physiology, Neurology, AIDS, HIV, Disability, Functional assessment, Central nervous system, Immunology |
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