title: HIV and the central nervous system.
abstract: Neurological complications of HIV infection are common with clinically recognized disorders ultimately affecting between 40% and 75% of patients. The spectrum of neurological disease is broad. This article highlights the common disorders of the central nervous system associated with HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Kentucky Clinic, L-445, Lexington, KY 40536-0284, USA.
authors.forename: Meriem K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bensalem
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology