title: AIDS as a cause of dementia in the elderly.
abstract: It has been recognized that AIDS can present initially as dementia without other neurological or clinical manifestations. In addition, HIV-contaminated blood transfusions in the elderly seem to be underreported. Because of these findings, dementia in the elderly may be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease or other causes of senile dementia. This paper reports on one patient who presented with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and was later found to have AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, UC Davis 95616.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mungas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pomerantz
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction