(Contemporary Neurology Series. Vol. 61.) By Bruce James Brew. 276 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2001. $89.50. ISBN 0-19-513363-3.
Neurologic disease complicating human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection is common. Clinically significant neurologicdisease ultimately affects up to 60 percent of HIV-infectedpersons, and pathological evidence of nervous system involvementat autopsy is even more frequent. These disorders have a substantialeffect on the quality of life of the HIV-infected person andcommonly affect survival as well. No part of the neuraxis isimmune from the ravages of these complications. These disordersmay affect the brain, the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, ormuscles. Not infrequently, they present in stereotypical fashion,permitting a strong suspicion of the correct diagnosis, butperhaps . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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