NR ATWM
AU Almeida,O.P.; Lautenschlager,N.T.
TI Dementia associated with infectious diseases
QU International Psychogeriatrics 2005; 17 Suppl 1: S65-77
PT journal article; review
AB At the turn of the last century, infectious diseases represented an important cause of health morbidity and behavioral changes. Neurosyphilis, for example, was relatively common at the time and often led to the development of cognitive impairment and dementia. With the advent of effective antibiotic treatment, the association between infectious diseases and dementia became increasingly less frequent, although a resurgence of interest in this area has taken place during the past 15 years with the emergence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). This paper reviews the most frequent infectious causes of dementia, including prion diseases, as well as infections caused by herpes virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), toxoplasmosis, cryptococcus, cytomegalovirus, syphilis, borrelia and cysticercosis.
ZR 70
MH Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications; Dementia/diagnosis/*etiology; Diagnosis, Differential; Encephalitis/complications; Herpes Zoster/complications; Humans; Lyme Disease/complications; Meningitis/complications; Neurocysticercosis/complications; Neurosyphilis/complications; Prion Diseases/complications; Toxoplasmosis/complications
AD University of Western Australia, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Mail Delivery Point M573, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. osvalm@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
SP englisch
PO USA