AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System definition

AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System
AIDS-Associated Cerebral Aneurysmal Arteriopathy; CNS Vasculitis, HIV-Associated; Cerebral Aneurysmal Arteriopathy, AIDS-Associated; HIV-1-Associated CNS Vasculitis; Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System, HIV-Associated
Inflammation of blood vessels of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that occurs in association with the ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME. In children, this condition may be associated with INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM formation. Cerebral vasculitis in this setting is frequently associated with AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS including varicella, CMV, fungal, tuberculosis, and syphilis. (From Neurol Clin 1997 Nov;15(4):927-44; Neurology 1998 Aug;51(2):560-5)