Document 0393 DOCN M9550393 TI [AIDS-related dementia] DT 9505 AU Ganem R; Auslaender L; Weiner P; Medical Dept. A, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera. SO Harefuah. 1994 Nov 1;127(9):293-5, 360. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95145982 AB Dementia is a common process in which there is gradual decrease in mental function due to disease of either cortical or subcortical structures. The numerous causes of dementia can be divided into those in which dementia is the primary manifestation, as in Alzheimer's disease, or secondary to chronic disease, neoplasms, endocrine and metabolic disorders and chronic infections. The dementia in AIDS is usually part of the syndrome of acquired immunodeficiency and may be its first manifestation. DE Adult *AIDS Dementia Complex/DIAGNOSIS Case Report English Abstract Female Human Middle Age JOURNAL ARTICLE SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).