Authors: Ana Ayarza Virginia Parisi Javier Altclas Daniela Visconti Gabriel Persi Carlos A Rugilo Emilia M Gatto
Publish Date: 2009/02/28
Volume: 256, Issue: 6, Pages: 1024-1025
Abstract
Neurological disorders are a wellknown complication of human immunodeficiency virus HIV infection 7 An incidence of 2–3 of clinically relevant movement disorders has been identified in patients with HIV infection seen at tertiary referral centers and in several cases it may represent the initial manifestation of HIV infection 8 Nevertheless the incidence of movement disorders increases significantly ranging between 5 and 44 in AIDS patients with a large prevalence of tremor and Parkinsonism 2 8Opsoclonus–myoclonus–ataxia syndrome OMAS is a rare neurological disorder associated with many clinical settings 11 Although the pathophysiology of opsoclonus is still undefined a dysfunction at the pontine paramedian reticular formation PPRF and the cerebellum secondary to a dysregulation of the humoral and cell mediated immune mechanisms is postulated 11
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