TY - JOUR
T1 - Unusual neurological manifestations of primary human immunodeficiency virus infection
AU - Hassin-Baer, Sharon
AU - Steiner, Israel
AU - Achiron, Anat
AU - Sadeh, Menachem
AU - Vonsover, Ami
AU - Hassin, David
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Benign intracranial hypertension
KW - Encephalitis
KW - HIV
KW - Lumbosacral radiculopathy
KW - Neurological complications
KW - Primary infection
KW - Seroconversion
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.540369.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.540369.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0031904514
SN - 1351-5101
VL - 5
SP - 369
EP - 373
JO - European Journal of Neurology
JF - European Journal of Neurology
IS - 4
ER -