Nationwide survey of neurologic manifestations of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Japan [see comments]

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Nationwide survey of neurologic manifestations of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Japan [see comments]

Intern Med. 1997 Mar;36(3):175-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97289085
Nakagawa M; Maruyama Y; Sugita H; Osame M; Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kagoshima University School of; Medicine.

Abstract: To study the epidemiology of the neurologic manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection in Japan, we conducted two nationwide surveys. Of 1854 HIV-1 carriers, 578 had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and 166 (28.7% of AIDS patients) had neurologic manifestations including HIV dementia 11.8%), myelopathy (3.6%) and peripheral neuropathy (2.6%). The incidence of neurologic manifestations in patients with HIV-1 infection through blood products was about 60% of that in patients with HIV-1 infection through sex or unknown routes. This nationwide survey showed that the incidence of neurologic manifestations in AIDS patients in Japan was consistent with that in other countries.

Keywords: *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY *AIDS Dementia Complex/EPIDEMIOLOGY *AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY *HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY *HIV-1 *Nervous System Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Comment in: Intern Med 1997 Mar;36(3):160-1
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