title: Cerebrovascular lesions in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
abstract: Cerebrovascular lesions were seen in 28 of 83 cases (34%) of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Cerebral hemorrhage was noted in 4 cases, cerebral infarct in 23 cases and both in 1 case. Cerebral hemorrhage was in various locations such as intraparenchymal, subarachnoid space, subdural space and epidural space. Large, clinically evident hemorrhage was noted in 2 of 5 cases and bleeding tendency was noted in 2 cases. Most of the 24 cases with cerebral infarcts were not clinically evident; they were multiple, small and mainly involved the striatum, cerebral cortex and brain stem. Mural thickening of occasional small blood vessels was seen in 12 of the cases (50%) with infarcts. Other changes in blood vessels included vasculitis in one case and perivascular lymphocytic infiltration in another. In addition to thrombo-embolism and systemic ischemia/anoxia, these blood vessel changes may have a role in the development of cerebral infarcts in AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizusawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Llena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shintaku
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology