Table 1.
Characteristics | Values |
---|---|
Age, mean years (SD) | 37.4 (11.0) |
Gender, male n (%) | 24 (56) |
CD4 count, mean (SD) >200 n (%) <50 n (%) 50-200 n (%) |
186 (215) 14 (33) 12 (28) 17 (40) |
WHO clinical stage, n=40, n (%) | I: 6 (14) II: 2 (5) III: 14 (36) IV: 18 (43) |
Antiretroviral use, n (%) | Never: 24 (56) Active: 16 (37) Defaulted: 3 (7) |
Psychiatric Symptom Burden n=59 mean Shona Symptom Score (SD) | 4.6 (3.0): 56% requiring additional evaluation* |
International HIV Dementia Scale, n=59 (mean, SD, % impaired) | 8.7 (2.8): 54% impaired |
Zambian Mini-Mental State Exam n=59 (mean, SD, % impaired) | 20.7 (3.9): 51% impaired |
Seizure severity at first seizure, n (%) | Single, brief seizure 15 (35); Multiple seizures, not status epilepticus 20 (47); Status epilepticus 8 (19) |
CNS opportunistic infection n=31, n (%) | 14 (44) |
Outcomes, n (%) | Recurrent seizures 15 (35) Died 9 (21) |
*Based upon score and recommendations during Zimbabwe-based validation studies.