title: Abnormalities in cholesterol metabolism cause peripheral neuropathy and dementia in AIDS--a hypothesis.
abstract: The AIDS dementia complex and peripheral neuropathy in AIDS are considered to be direct or indirect manifestations of HIV infection, yet the pathogenesis in unclear. There are parallels between AIDS and Tangier disease clinically and histopathologically and in lipid metabolism. The neurological disorders in AIDS may be caused by dysfunction of cellular cholesterol transport. Substitution of high density lipoprotein is recommended in the treatment of severe polyneuropathy and dementia in AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, FRG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falkenbach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klauke
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Althoff
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013631:Tangier Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol