Neurologic complications of AIDS: new concepts and treatments.
As patients progress from seroconversion to progressive HIV-1 disease, a variety of neurologic disorders may occur. These include diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as primary muscle disorders. This presentation focuses on clinical, laboratory, and pathologic features of these disorders. Theories of pathogenesis and currently available treatments are reviewed.
Simpson
D M
DM
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Tagliati
M
M
Ramcharitar
S
S
D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000009:adverse effects
D015215:Zidovudine