Infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) can lead to a variety of central
nervous system (CNS) complications, either indirectly as a result of opportunistic infections …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses various aspects of the central nervous system
complications directly associated with HIV-1—in particular, that of HIV dementia (HIVD) also …

Last summer, the World Health Organization estimated that over 13 million persons
worldwide were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)(MERSON 1993) …

It is well established that the central nervous system is often significantly affected in HIV
disease, either as a result of secondary infections and other processes, or possibly as a …

Mental disturbances associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are
related not only to profound psychosocial stress, systemic diseases, and neoplasms or …

Of 70 autopsied patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 46 suffered
progressive dementia that was frequently accompanied by motor and behavioral …

• Twenty-nine patients at risk of developing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
presented with cognitive, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions characteristic of the AIDS …

(HIV-1), and particularly its terminal phase, the ac-quired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS), is frequently complicated by neurological dysfunction. This may relate to a variety of …

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can cause both primary and secondary brain
diseases. Numerous neuropathological studies have shown that up to 90% of patients with …