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2630148

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and characterized by disorders of the nervous system in addition to opportunistic infection and cancer. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend the classification system consisting of four major groups. Group I is patients with acute HIV infection, and Group II is asymptomatic carriers. Group III is those with persistent generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL). Group IV includes five subgroups: IVA with constitutional disease, IVB with neurologic disease, IVC with secondary infectious diseases, IVD with secondary cancers and IVE with other conditions. The nervous system disorders are classified into two types: one is produced by HIV itself and not directly related to immunodeficiency, and the other caused by opportunistic infectious agents and cancers. The former is further divided into two kinds: atypical aseptic meningitis and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) occur mainly in Group I and II, whereas HIV encephalopathy, distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) and vacuolar myelopathy in Group III and IV. Group I or II patients have no apparent medical problems. Therefore, when neurologists see patients with risk factors for HIV infection presenting with atypical meningitis or AIDP, it is of utmost importance to have a high index of suspicion and to look for evidence of HIV infection.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0009-918X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1541-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Disorders of the nervous system associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-clinical approach].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports