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Central nervous system involvement in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Acta Neurol Scand. 1985 May;71(5):337-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85247391
Koppel BS; Wormser GP; Tuchman AJ; Maayan S; Hewlett D Jr; Daras M

Abstract: Central nervous system involvement occurred in 28 of 121 patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The major risk factor in this AIDS population was intravenous drug abuse (64%). A neurologic symptom or disability was the principal reason for hospitalization in 16 cases (57%). Three patients had primary lymphoma of the brain and the remainder had opportunistic infections. Patients with focal neurological features usually had toxoplasmosis. Progressive headache and meningeal signs occurred with cryptococcosis. A progressive subacute dementia was probably due to cytomegalovirus. Other infections included atypical mycobacteria, candida, herpes zoster and possible progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Brain Abscess/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Brain Diseases/COMPLICATIONS Central Nervous System Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS Female Human Lymphoma/COMPLICATIONS Male Mycobacterium Infections/COMPLICATIONS Mycoses/COMPLICATIONS Tomography, X-Ray Computed Toxoplasmosis/COMPLICATIONS Virus Diseases/COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLE

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