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Mental Disorders > Neurocognitive Disorders > Dementia > AIDS Dementia Complex
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Dementia > AIDS Dementia Complex
Immune System Diseases > Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
Infections > Virus Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
... > Infections > Communicable Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Communicable Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
... > Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
Infections > Communicable Diseases > Blood-Borne Infections > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Disease Attributes > Communicable Diseases > Blood-Borne Infections > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex
... > Infections > Virus Diseases > RNA Virus Infections > Retroviridae Infections > Lentivirus Infections > HIV Infections > AIDS Dementia Complex

Preferred term

AIDS Dementia Complex  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome Dementia Complex
  • AIDS Related Dementia Complex
  • AIDS-Related Dementia Complex
  • Complex, AIDS-Related Dementia
  • Dementia Complex, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Dementia Complex, AIDS Related
  • Dementia Complex, AIDS-Related
  • Dementia, HIV
  • Dementias, HIV
  • HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex
  • HIV-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex
  • HIV Dementia
  • HIV Dementias

Note

  • coord IM with HIV-1 or HIV-2 (IM or NIM) if pertinent

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1990

In other languages

  • AIDS-dementia

    Finnish

  • AIDS dementia-kompleksi
  • AIDS:iin liittyvä dementia
  • AIDS:iin liittyvä tylsistyminen
  • demens vid sjukdom orsakad av humant immunbristvirus [HIV]
  • dementia in immunodeficientia acquisita (HIV)
  • hankittuun immuunivajaukseen liittyvä dementia
  • hankittuun immuunivajaukseen liittyvä tylsistyminen
  • HIV-dementia
  • HIV-infektioon liittyvä dementia
  • HIV-tautiin liittyvä dementia
  • immuunikatoon liittyvä dementia
  • immuunikatoon liittyvä tylsistyminen
  • morbus HIV cum dementia
  • morbus HIV cum encephalopathia
  • AIDS-demens

    Swedish

  • AIDS-encefalopati
  • AIDS-relaterat demenskomplex
  • HIV-1 associerat kognitivt motor komplex
  • HIV-demens
  • HIV-encefalopati

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015526

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