MoCA Utility as a Quick Testing Tool for Neurocognitive Disorders in HIV Patients: Analysis of a Prospective Cohort
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549. MoCA Utility as a Quick Testing Tool for Neurocognitive Disorders in HIV Patients: Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Vanina Stanek, MD; Marisa Del Luján Sanchez, MD; Mariana De Paz Sierra, MD; Cecilia Losada, MD; Ines Zerboni, BSc(Psych); Maria Antonieta Gomez, BSc(Psych); Maria Mercedes Cegarra, BSc(Psych); María Cecilia Fernandez, MD; Angel Golimstok, MD and Waldo Belloso, MD; Internal Medicine, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Neurology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fundacion IBIS CICAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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