"AIDS Dementia Complex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D015526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.815.616.400.070 C02.800.801.400.070 C10.228.140.380.070 C20.673.480.070 F03.615.400.050
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| Concept/Terms |
AIDS Dementia Complex- AIDS Dementia Complex
- Complex, AIDS Dementia
- Dementia Complex, AIDS
- HIV-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex
- HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex
- Dementia Complex, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome Dementia Complex
- AIDS-Related Dementia Complex
- AIDS Related Dementia Complex
- HIV Dementia
- Dementia, HIV
- Dementias, HIV
- HIV Dementias
- Dementia Complex, AIDS-Related
- Complex, AIDS-Related Dementia
- Dementia Complex, AIDS Related
HIV Encephalopathy- HIV Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, HIV
- HIV Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, AIDS
- Encephalopathy, HIV
- AIDS Encephalopathy
- AIDS Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathies, AIDS
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Below are the most recent publications written about "AIDS Dementia Complex" by people in Profiles.
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Risk of opportunistic infection in the HAART era among HIV-infected Latinos born in the United States compared to Latinos born in Mexico and Central America. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2003 Jun; 17(6):267-75.