AIDS Dementia 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)

Also Known As:

AIDS-Related Dementia Complex; Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome Dementia Complex; Dementia Complex, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Encephalopathy, AIDS; Encephalopathy, HIV; HIV-1 Cognitive and Motor Complex; AIDS Encephalopathies; AIDS Related Dementia Complex; Complex, AIDS Dementia; Complex, AIDS-Related Dementia; Dementia Complex, AIDS; Dementia Complex, AIDS Related; Dementia, HIV; Dementias, HIV; Encephalopathies, AIDS; Encephalopathies, HIV; HIV 1 Associated Cognitive Motor Complex; HIV 1 Cognitive and Motor Complex; HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex; HIV Dementias; HIV Encephalopathies; AIDS Encephalopathy; Dementia Complex, AIDS-Related; HIV Dementia; HIV Encephalopathy; HIV-1-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex; HIV-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex

Infections: 539155
- Virus Diseases: 42919
  - RNA Virus Infections: 309
    - Retroviridae Infections: 334
      - Lentivirus Infections: 246
        HIV Infections: 25500
        AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
  - Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 13
    - HIV Infections: 25500
      - AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
- Communicable Diseases: 26232
  - Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 11785
    - Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 13
      - HIV Infections: 25500
        AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
  - Blood-Borne Infections: 264
    - HIV Infections: 25500
      - AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 11785
  - Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 13
    - HIV Infections: 25500
      - AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
Nervous System Diseases: 14737
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4371
  - Brain Diseases: 16141
    - Dementia: 39493
      - AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
Urogenital Diseases: 129
- Genital Diseases: 114
  - Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 11785
    - Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 13
      - HIV Infections: 25500
        AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
Immune System Diseases: 4430
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes: 91
  - HIV Infections: 25500
    - AIDS Dementia Complex: 478
Mental Disorders: 25040
- Neurocognitive Disorders: 1532
  - Dementia: 39493
    - AIDS Dementia Complex: 478

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