Relapsing and remitting human immunodeficiency virus—associated leukoencephalomyelopathy

Joseph R. Berger; Carlo Tornatore; Eugene O. Major; Jocelyn Bruce; Paul Shapshak; Masaru Yoshioka; Sydney Houff; William Sheremata; Gerald F. Horton; Howard Landy

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Relapsing and remitting human immunodeficiency virus—associated leukoencephalomyelopathy

Joseph R. Berger, Carlo Tornatore, Eugene O. Major, Jocelyn Bruce, Paul Shapshak, Masaru Yoshioka, Sydney Houff, William Sheremata, Gerald F. Horton, Howard Landy

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We describe a 33-year-old homosexual man with a steroid-responsive, remitting and relapsing leukoencephalopathy associated with recent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroconversion. Biopsy of a parieto-occipital lesion revealed demyelination and astrogliosis with focal necrosis. Detailed investigations demonstrated no pathogens in the brain other than HIV-1. This patient illustrates that a neurological disorder clinically indistinguishable from multiple sclerosis may be the presenting manifestation of HIV-1 infection and may occur in the absence of clinically significant immunosuppression.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	34-38
Number of pages	5
Journal	Annals of neurology
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410310107
State	Published - Jan 1992

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Relapsing and remitting human immunodeficiency virus—associated leukoencephalomyelopathy. / Berger, Joseph R.; Tornatore, Carlo; Major, Eugene O.; Bruce, Jocelyn; Shapshak, Paul; Yoshioka, Masaru; Houff, Sydney; Sheremata, William; Horton, Gerald F.; Landy, Howard.

In: Annals of neurology, Vol. 31, No. 1, 01.1992, p. 34-38.

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