title: [AIDS and opportunistic infections of the central nervous system].
abstract: Central nervous system diseases occur frequently in patients with AIDS. From 20 to 40% of all these patients develop neurological symptoms and in about 10% of AIDS patients the onset of the disease is characterized by neurological symptoms. These may be related to primary HIV infection or to any of a large number of opportunistic viral and non-viral infections. Moreover, the observation of multiple central nervous system infections is frequent, making the diagnosis difficult. AIDS-related opportunistic infections of the central nervous system are discussed, presenting both a review of the literature and several case reports.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orefice
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Carrieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farace
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Troisi
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Buscaino
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology
vernacular_title: AIDS e infezioni opportunistiche del sistema nervoso centrale.