title: Opportunistic cerebral vasculopathy and stroke in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe an unusual cause of stroke in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational case series of hospitalized patients with subsequent autopsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical, radiological, and pathological examinations were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In three of 14 patients with stroke, the infarctions were secondary to an opportunistic vasculopathy caused by Candida albicans, cytomegalovirus, or lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Opportunistic conditions may lead to vascular abnormalities and subsequent stroke in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
authors: K D
authors: KD
authors: Kieburtz
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Eskin
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ketonen
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Tuite
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged