AIDS and the brain.
AIDS dementia complex is a major source of disability for many AIDS patients. Less commonly, the spinal cord or peripheral nerves are affected by HIV infection. Physicians working with AIDS patients must differentiate these manifestations from those caused by the infectious, neoplastic and vascular complications.
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Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination