HIV encephalopathy

HIV encephalopathy
HIV-related encephalopathy a progressive primary encephalopathy caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1; it involves principally the subcortical white matter and deep gray nuclei and is manifested by a variety of cognitive, motor, and behavioral abnormalities. Called also AIDS dementia complex, AIDS e., and HIV encephalitis.

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