Paragraph 4 Neurological conditions resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment

(1)

A person (“P”) is to be treated as having a neurological condition resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment if—

(a)

P has HIV,

(b)

P has been diagnosed with any of the following conditions—

(i)

HIV brain disease or cerebrovascular disease resulting in dementia or behavioural disorder;

(ii)

a legacy opportunistic central nervous system infection secondary to advanced HIV disease resulting in dementia or behavioural disorder,

(c)

HIV infection is the main underlying cause or a significant contributing factor to that condition, and

(d)

P has been assessed as needing at least level 2 care as a result of that condition.

(2)

P is also to be treated as having a neurological condition resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment if—

(a)

P has an infection of Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C (or both) of severity level 4 and has been diagnosed with chronic hepatic encephalopathy in association with decompensated cirrhosis for a period of at least 4 years, and

(b)

P has been assessed as needing at least level 2 care as a result of that condition.