The Approach to the Patient With HIV With Specific Symptom Complexes/Common Presentations
Summary
- Chronic progressive mental status changes can be seen with HIV-associated dementia
- Acute mental status changes may be related to encephalopathy during acute HIV infection, opportunistic infections and malignancies of the CNS, drug intoxication, hypoxia, sepsis, and hepatic encephalopathy
- Head imaging followed by lumbar puncture, if safe, are often necessary
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Keywords: Neurologic Complications