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Toyin F Olatinwo1, Ross G Hewitt
1State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
Abstract:
We present 2 patients with HIV/AIDS and suspected HIV-associated nephropathy who presented with end-stage renal disease and new-onset seizures. These cases highlight the relationship between metabolic disorders and new-onset seizures in HIV-infected persons. Causes of new-onset seizures in this setting include opportunistic infections, HIV-associated dementia (AIDS dementia complex), and various metabolic disorders. A sizable proportion of patients had no identifiable cause of seizures despite extensive workup. In these instances, seizures can be attributed to subclinical effects--direct and indirect--of HIV on the brain. Seizures tended to be recurrent, sometimes despite anticonvulsant therapy. In a subset of patients, seizures were the initial presenting sign of HIV infection.
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