AIDS dementia
A neurologic condition associated with the ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and characterized by impaired concentration and memory, slowness of hand movements, ATAXIA, incontinence, apathy, and gait difficulties associated with HIV-1 viral infection of the central nervous system. Pathologic examination of the brain reveals white matter rarefaction, perivascular infiltrates of lymphocytes, foamy macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp760-1; N Engl J Med, 1995 Apr 6;332(14):934-40) [ http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015526 ]
Term info
AIDS dementia
- AIDS dementia
- AIDS dementia complex
- AIDS with dementia (disorder)
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complex
- HIV associated cognitive and motor complex
- HIV encephalitis
- HIV-associated dementia
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Ele Holloway, Tomasz Adamusiak
Term relations
- dementia
- post-viral disorder
- characteristic of some brain
- disease arises from feature some HIV infection
- disease has feature some HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder
- has modifier some rare