"Dementia" refers to the loss of cognitive function due to changes in the brain caused by disease or trauma. The changes may occur gradually or quickly, and how they come about is key to determining whether the condition causing dementia is reversible or irreversible.

AIDS Dementia Complex (ADC) is not a true opportunistic infection. It is one of the few conditions caused directly by the HIV virus. Those with ADC have HIV-infected macrophages in the brain. That means HIV is actively infecting brain cells.

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Dementia With Lewy Bodies information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

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This article from the Dec. 96 Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS covers AIDS Dementia Complex.

Dementia Dementia is a clinical state characterized by loss of function in multiple cognitive domains. The most commonly used criteria for diagnoses of dementia is the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association). Diagnostic features include : memory impairment and at least one of the following: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, disturbances in ...

Dementia is an organic mental disorder defined as a loss of intellectual abilities interfering with a person's social or occupational function. AIDS dementia complex (ADC) is a complicated syndrome made up of different nervous system and mental symptoms found somewhat commonly in people with HIV-disease. The frequency of ADC increases with advancing disease.

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HIV-1 disease involves the central nervous system shortly after infection. The viral RNA replicates in the cerebrospinal fluid and can eventually lead to a form of dementia called AIDS dementia complex. Zidovudine previously has been shown to decrease the number of cases of AIDS dementia complex.