AIDS Dementia Complex

Synonyms

AIDS Encephalopathies

AIDS Encephalopathy

AIDS Related Dementia Complex

AIDS-Related Dementia Complex

Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome Dementia Complex

Complex, AIDS Dementia

Complex, AIDS-Related Dementia

Dementia Complex, AIDS

Dementia Complex, AIDS Related

Dementia Complex, AIDS-Related

Dementia Complex, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Dementia, HIV

Dementias, HIV

Encephalopathies, AIDS

Encephalopathies, HIV

Encephalopathy, AIDS

Encephalopathy, HIV

HIV 1 Associated Cognitive Motor Complex

HIV 1 Cognitive and Motor Complex

HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex

HIV Dementia

HIV Dementias

HIV Encephalopathies

HIV Encephalopathy

HIV-1 Cognitive and Motor Complex

HIV-1-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex

HIV-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex

A neurologic condition associated with the ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and characterized by impaired concentration and memory, slowness of hand movements, ATAXIA, incontinence, apathy, and gait difficulties associated with HIV-1 viral infection of the central nervous system. Pathologic examination of the brain reveals white matter rarefaction, perivascular infiltrates of lymphocytes, foamy macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp760-1; N Engl J Med, 1995 Apr 6;332(14):934-40)