Acute hemiplegia associated with HIV infection.
An acute hemiplegia secondary to a large cerebral infarct is described in a 16-month-old infant with congenitally-acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection. Serial imaging studies during the next year documented improvement in his hemiplegia and a static underlying human immunodeficiency virus encephalopathy. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis of children with acute hemiplegia.
Kugler
S L
SL
Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Barzilai
A
A
Hodes
D S
DS
Stollman
A
A
Kim
C K
CK
Hyatt
A C
AC
Aron
A M
AM
D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed