Also Known As
AIDS dementiaAIDS dementia complexADCADC - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complexAIDS - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complexAIDS DementiaAIDS Dementia ComplexAIDS EncephalopathiesAIDS EncephalopathyAIDS RELAT DEMENTIA COMPLEXAIDS related Dementia ComplexAIDS related cognitive impairmentAIDS with dementia (disorder)AIDS-related Dementia ComplexAcquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complexAcquired immune deficiency syndrome-related dementiaAcquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome Dementia ComplexComplex, AIDS DementiaComplex, AIDS-related DementiaDEMENTIA COMPLEX ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFIC SYNDROMEDEMENTIA COMPLEX AIDS RELATDementia Complex, AIDSDementia Complex, AIDS relatedDementia Complex, AIDS-relatedDementia Complex, Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeDementia associated with AIDSDementia associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeDementia, HIVDementias, HIVEncephalopathies, AIDSEncephalopathies, HIVEncephalopathy, AIDSEncephalopathy, HIVHIV 1 Associated Cognitive Motor ComplexHIV 1 Cognitive and Motor ComplexHIV ASSOC COGNITIVE MOTOR COMPLEXHIV Associated Cognitive Motor ComplexHIV DementiaHIV DementiasHIV EncephalopathiesHIV EncephalopathyHIV associated cognitive and motor complexHIV encephalitisHIV-1 Cognitive and Motor ComplexHIV-1-Associated Cognitive Motor ComplexHIV-Associated Cognitive Motor ComplexHIV-associated dementiaacquired immune deficiency syndrome dementia complexacquired immune deficiency syndrome-related dementia
Definition
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)