Otoneurological abnormalities in asymptomatic HIV-seropositive patients.
Twenty-four male patients, all homosexual except one, with asymptomatic HIV-infection were studied. The patients had no signs of opportunistic CNS-infections but 6 had been treated for syphilis. The patients were tested with auditory brainstem response (ABR) audiometry and with oculomotor tests (saccades and smooth pursuit eye movements). The ABR-recordings were pathological in 38% of the cases and the oculomotor tests in 50% of the cases. Abnormality of either one or of both methods were seen in 67% of the patients tested. The duration of the HIV-infection had no influence on the test results. The abnormal otoneurological tests indicate that occult CNS-dysfunction is a frequent finding in asymptomatic HIV-positive patients.
Rosenhall
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Department of Audiology, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgren's Hospital, Sweden.
Håkansson
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Löwhagen
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Hanner
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Jonsson-Ehk
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged