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AIDS as a Cause of Dementia in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Weiler Philip G.,
Mungas Dan,
Pomerantz Sandy
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb01784.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , disease , alzheimer's disease , senile dementia , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , gerontology , pathology , family medicine
It has been recognized that AIDS can present initially as dementia without other neurological or clinical manifestations. In addition, HIV‐contaminated blood transfusions in the elderly seem to be underreported. Because of these findings, dementia in the elderly may be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease or other causes of senile dementia. This paper reports on one patient who presented with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and was later found to have AIDS.