New-onset seizures associated with HIV infection.
The authors studied new-onset seizures in 60 heterosexual black South African HIV-infected patients who had not used IV drugs. An intracranial space-occupying lesion was identified in 53% of patients, meningitis in 22%, and no additional cause in 25%. Of the patients with an identifiable cause, 64% had probable tuberculosis (tuberculoma or tuberculous meningitis). The majority of patients had late-stage HIV infection (CD4 counts <200/mm(3)).
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*; D013019:South Africa; D013997:Time Factors