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[AIDS dementia]

Bull Acad Natl Med. 1990 Jun-Jul;174(6):807-10; discussion 811. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91105563
Cambier J; Henin D; Vazeux R; Clinique neurologique, Hopital Beaujon, Clichy.

Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV), the etiology of AIDS is also the cause of a primary infection of the central nervous system. The AIDS Dementia Complex is a common and important cause of morbidity in patients in advanced stages of infection. Subacute encephalitis demonstrating, the neuropathogenicity of HIV 1 constitute an human model for slow virus encephalitis.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY *AIDS Dementia Complex/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY Encephalitis/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY English Abstract Human JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/physiopathologyKWDaidsdementiacomplex/physiopathologyencephalitis/physiopathologyenglishabstracthumanjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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