title: Subacute cerebellar syndrome as the first manifestation of AIDS dementia complex.
abstract: A patient presented with a subacute cerebellar syndrome in absence of cognitive impairment or other symptoms. He became demented several months after the onset of the disease. Necropsy demonstrated the typical features of the AIDS dementia complex and severe loss of Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. Patients with subacute cerebellar dysfunction should be evaluated for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Provincial Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Graus
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ribalta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alom
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cruz-Sanchez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mallolas
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardesa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tolosa
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome