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HIV & Sleep Disturbances
 
 
  High Prevalence of Insomnia in an Outpatient Population With HIV ... www.natap.org/2008/HIV/041108_01.htm
 
One of the most striking findings in our study was that 100% of patients with cognitive impairment had sleep disturbances.....HIV enters the central nervous ...
 
"(73%) respondents were classified as having a sleep disturbance....Anxiety, depression, self-reported sleep disturbance, and signs of cognitive impairment as already defined were significant predictors of insomnia..... One of the most striking findings in our study was that 100% of patients with cognitive impairment had sleep disturbances"
 
"HIV enters the central nervous system (CNS) shortly after initial infection and may involve the brain before onset of any other physical manifestations of the disease (22,23)....CNS infections often lead to hypersomnolence but may also present with insomnia or sleep-wake cycle disruptions"

 
Sleep and HIV illness. www.natap.org/2008/HIV/041108_03.htm Sleep and HIV illness. Prenzlauer SL, Bogdonoff L, Tiamson ML, Bialer PA, Wilets I. Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11; 9: 427 (abstract no. PO-B16-1752).
 
Quick Reference Card for Insomnia Screening and Treatment in HIV ... www.natap.org/2010/newsUpdates/011611_01.htm Jan 11, 2011 - Insomnia occurs frequently in HIV-infected patients and during all ... visits about sleep quality and difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep
 
Coping with HIV/Aging: managing health & psychological factors ... www.natap.org/2012/HIV/011512_01.htm Research linked to below & other research find sleep is associated with health & HIV may be associated with sleep disorders. People with HIV already in ...
 
Sleeping Illness in HIV+ - Causes of Accelerated Aging in HIV: HIV Induces Aging of T-Cells www.natap.org/2009/HIV/021009_01.htm Less obvious are stressors, which HIV individuals often have more of; and, sleep: research published recently shows that HIV+ individuals have more trouble ...
 
Analyzing Sleep Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Patients Treated with ... www.natap.org/2004/HIV/020904_02.htm Analyzing Sleep Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Patients Treated with Efavirenz. "Efavirenz increases sleep latency and decreases sleep duration" By Will Boggs ..