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)