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HIV-1 Encephalopathy and AIDS Dementia Complex: Multimedia

Author: Niranjan N Singh, MD, DNB, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Missouri Columbia
Coauthor(s): Sofia Yahya, MD, Former Psychiatrist, East Coast Center for Psychiatry; Mandeep Garewal, MD, Director, Ocean Sleep Disorders Center, Neurology Associates of Ormond Beach; Florian P Thomas, MD, MA, PhD, Drmed,, Director, Spinal Cord Injury Service, St Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Director, National MS Society Multiple Sclerosis Center; Director, Neuropathy Association Center of Excellence, Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Associate Professor, Institute for Molecular Virology, and Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St Louis University
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Updated: Feb 23, 2010

Multimedia

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. C...Media file 1: HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. CT scan of the brain of a patient with AIDS dementia complex (ADC) shows diffuse atrophy and ventricular enlargement and attenuation of periventricular white matter.
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HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. CT scan of the brain of a patient with AIDS dementia complex (ADC) shows diffuse atrophy and ventricular enlargement and attenuation of periventricular white matter.

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. T...Media file 2: HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. T2-weighted MRI shows ventricular enlargement and large areas of hyperintense signal in the subcortical white matter of both frontal lobes.
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HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. T2-weighted MRI shows ventricular enlargement and large areas of hyperintense signal in the subcortical white matter of both frontal lobes.

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. P...Media file 3: HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Photomicrograph from a patient with AIDS dementia complex (ADC) shows perivascular and parenchymal infiltrates of lymphocytes and macrophages. These often form microglial nodules. Image contributed by Dr Beth Levy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. P...

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Photomicrograph from a patient with AIDS dementia complex (ADC) shows perivascular and parenchymal infiltrates of lymphocytes and macrophages. These often form microglial nodules. Image contributed by Dr Beth Levy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. P...Media file 4: HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Photomicrograph from patient with AIDS dementia complex (ADC) illustrates the intense astrogliosis that is characteristic of HIV encephalitis. Image contributed by Dr Beth Levy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. P...

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Photomicrograph from patient with AIDS dementia complex (ADC) illustrates the intense astrogliosis that is characteristic of HIV encephalitis. Image contributed by Dr Beth Levy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. M...Media file 5: HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Multinucleated giant cells, as shown here, are a hallmark of HIV encephalitis and harbor the virus. Image contributed by Dr Beth Levy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. M...

HIV-1 encephalopathy and AIDS dementia complex. Multinucleated giant cells, as shown here, are a hallmark of HIV encephalitis and harbor the virus. Image contributed by Dr Beth Levy, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.

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Further Reading

Keywords

AIDS dementia complex, ADC, HIV-1–associated cognitive/motor complex, AIDS encephalopathy, HIV encephalopathy, subacute HIV encephalitis, HIV-associated dementia complex, AIDS-related dementia, HIV dementia, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, minor cognitive motor disorder, MCMD, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Niranjan N Singh, MD, DNB, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Missouri Columbia
Niranjan N Singh, MD, DNB is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Sofia Yahya, MD, Former Psychiatrist, East Coast Center for Psychiatry
Sofia Yahya, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Psychiatric Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mandeep Garewal, MD, Director, Ocean Sleep Disorders Center, Neurology Associates of Ormond Beach
Mandeep Garewal, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and American Society of Neuroimaging
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Florian P Thomas, MD, MA, PhD, Drmed,, Director, Spinal Cord Injury Service, St Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Director, National MS Society Multiple Sclerosis Center; Director, Neuropathy Association Center of Excellence, Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Associate Professor, Institute for Molecular Virology, and Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St Louis University
Florian P Thomas, MD, MA, PhD, Drmed, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, American Paraplegia Society, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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