AIDS dementia complex in the Italian National AIDS Registry : temporal trends (1987-93) and differential incidence according to mode of transmission of HIV-1 infection

• Published in: Journal of the neurological sciences Vol. 144; no. 1-2; pp. 107 - 113
• Main Authors: CHIESI, A, SEEBER, A. C, DALLY, L. G, FLORIDIA, M, REZZA, G, VELLA, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Science 01.12.1996
• Subjects: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - immunology; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - mortality; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission; Adult; AIDS Dementia Complex - epidemiology; AIDS Dementia Complex - immunology; AIDS Dementia Complex - mortality; AIDS/HIV; Biological and medical sciences; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Confidence Intervals; Female; HIV-1; Humans; Immunodeficiencies; Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunopathology; Incidence; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Italy; Europe; Human; Immunopathology; Nervous system diseases; AIDS; Immune deficiency; Epidemiology; Cerebral disorder; Incidence; Infection; Viral disease; Central nervous system disease; Transmission mode; Dementia

To investigate the occurrence of AIDS dementia complex (ADC) in Italy and its incidence over time, examining possible correlations between this condition and some demographic and immunological variables. Inception cohort. Data collected from the case notification forms of the Italian National AIDS R...