title: HIV-1 associated cognitive/motor complex in an injecting drug user.
abstract: The clinical and social consequences of AIDS dementia complex/HIV-1 associated cognitive/motor complex (ADC/HACC) in drug users have not been well documented. The value of prospective serial neuropsychological, neuroradiological and neurophysiological measurements to assist diagnosis of ADC/HACC in patients with premorbid personality disorder and intercurrent drug use is demonstrated. The psychosocial problems resulting from ADC/HACC with respect to community care and the location of hospitalization is considered. The relevance of the 1984 Mental Health Act (Scotland) with regard to drug users with ADC/HACC is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, King's Cross Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiswick
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kean
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Brettle
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pullen
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D005911:Gliosis / Q000473:pathology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs