Institute of Mental Health,
Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747
Singapore
Case Report
Neuropsychiatric Complexities in the HIV Patient Ã?¢Ã?â?¬Ã?â?? Clinical Challenges
beyond Neurocognitive Disorders
Author(s): Amelia Sim and Lai Gwen ChanAmelia Sim and Lai Gwen Chan
Objective: To illustrate clinical challenges, explore existing literature and identify knowledge gaps in the management of neuropsychiatric issues beyond neurocognitive disorders in HIV patients. Methods: Three case vignettes from a consultation-liaison psychiatry setting in a general hospital were collated and summarised into a case series. Clinical questions were identified from each vignette and pertinent literature reviewed to aid a further discussion of management issues. Results: The first case vignette discusses the potential of a multi-dimensional approach to the formulation of a HIV patient with emergent psychiatric and cognitive symptoms. In the second, pharmacological treatment of a HIV patient with a severe manic relapse of Bipolar 1 Disorder and active TB disease is discussed. Lastly, the collective effects of severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and HIV infection superi.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6113.1000713
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