HIV-1 infection and nervous system abnormalities among a cohort of intravenous drug users.
Royal W, Updike M, Seines O, Proctor T, Nance-Sproson L, Solomon L, Vlahov D, Cornblath D, McArthur J. HIV-1 infection and nervous system abnormalities among a cohort of intravenous drug users. Neurology 1991, 41: 1905-10. PMID: 1745346, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.41.12.1905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 serostatusIntravenous drug usersNeurologic abnormalitiesDrug usersSeronegative intravenous drug usersCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive subjectsHIV-1 infectionNervous system abnormalitiesConstitutional symptomsElectrophysiologic evaluationSeropositive participantsSeropositive subjectsElectrophysiologic abnormalitiesHIV infectionStudy cohortNeurologic diseaseSystem abnormalitiesHomosexual menCell countSerologic groupsCohortAbnormalitiesClear associationNeuropsychological tests