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Title: The imaging appearances of intracranial CNS infections in adult HIV and AIDS patients. Author: Offiah CE, Turnbull IW. Journal: Clin Radiol; 2006 May; 61(5):393-401. PubMed ID: 16679111. Abstract: The spectrum of pathology affecting the central nervous system (CNS) in patients suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is broad and comprises predominantly opportunistic infections and neoplasms. It is estimated that approximately one-third of all patients with AIDS develop neurological complications. The organisms responsible for AIDS are human retroviruses: primarily the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV). In this review we shall focus on the neurological complications of HIV and AIDS which are applicable to the more frequently occurring intracranial infective organisms. Attention will be paid specifically to those CNS manifestations occurring in the adult HIV and AIDS population as infection in the paediatric HIV and AIDS group, although bearing some similarities, demonstrates some important differences.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]