[Psychoneurologic aspects of infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus]

The clinical and follow-up analysis of 213 cases (including 144 males and 69 females) with human immunodeficiency virus-induced infection at different stages and 14 autopsies characterizes the factors which have a negative influence on the CNS. These include opportunistic infections, concomitant infections, chronic alcoholism, drug abuse, premorbid altered background, endogenous diseases, psychosexual disorientation concerning the sex of the object, psychogenic reactions. It is concluded that there are difficulties of distinguishing the symptomatology directly associated with human immunodeficiency virus neurotropism. There are positive and negative trends in the lifestyle of the HIV-infected persons and AIDS patients.