Neurological complications of acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Analysis of 50 patients

• Published in: Annals of neurology Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 403 - 418
• Main Authors: Snider, W.D, Simpson, D.M, Nielsen, S, Gold, J.W.M, Metroka, C.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1983
• Subjects: abscess; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - pathology; Adult; Atrophy; Brain - pathology; Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis; encephalitis; Encephalitis - diagnosis; Female; Homosexuality; Humans; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal - diagnosis; Meningitis - diagnosis; Middle Aged; Myelin Sheath - ultrastructure; Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Pathology, Protozoa; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Pneumocystis carinii; pneumonia; Spinal Cord - pathology; Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnosis; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis - diagnosis; New York; Americas; United States; Central Nervous System Effects; Viral Diseases; Biology; Hiv Infections; North America; Neoplasms; Diseases; Neurologic Effects; Northern America; Central Nervous System; Developed Countries; Literature Review; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Developing Countries; Physiology; Cancer
• ISSN: 0364-5134; 1531-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/ana.410140404

patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and associated Kaposi's sarcoma, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, or other serious opportunistic disease without known explanation for immunological deficiencies, evaluation of 50 persons with neurological complications included patients with Toxoplama gondii abscesses or encephalitis