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Opportunistic cerebral vasculopathy and stroke in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
K D Kieburtz1, T A Eskin, L Ketonen
1Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
Archives of Neurology
|April 1, 1993
Abstract
Objective:
To describe an unusual cause of stroke in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Design:
An observational case series of hospitalized patients with subsequent autopsy.
Measures:
Clinical, radiological, and pathological examinations were performed.
Results:
In three of 14 patients with stroke, the infarctions were secondary to an opportunistic vasculopathy caused by Candida albicans, cytomegalovirus, or lymphoma.
Conclusion:
Opportunistic conditions may lead to vascular abnormalities and subsequent stroke in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.