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Unusual neurological manifestations of primary human immunodeficiency virus infection
Author(s) -
HassinBaer Sharon,
Steiner Israel,
Achiron Anat,
Sadeh Menachem,
Vonsover Ami,
Hassin David
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.540369.x
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalopathy , encephalitis , polyneuropathy , neurosyphilis , myelopathy , meningitis , pediatrics , personality changes , rhabdomyolysis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , pathology , disease , virus , spinal cord , syphilis , psychiatry
The nervous system may be involved during primary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Recognized clinical syndromes include meningitis, meningo‐encephalitis, myelopathy, polyneuropathy and rhabdomyolysis. We report three patients with unusual neurological presentations of primary HIV infection: intracranial hypertension, severe encephalopathy characterized by personality changes and regressive behavior, and iumbosacral radiculoneuropathy. In all, the neurological disorder had a benign course and resolved within a few months. Awareness of the large spectrum of neurological manifestations of primary HIV infection can enable early diagnosis and treatment.