Low prevalence of neuro-psychiatric clinical manifestations in central African patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome

L Bélec; P M Martin; M D Vohito; G Grésenguet; A Tabo; A J Georges

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(89)90349-0

Low prevalence of neuro-psychiatric clinical manifestations in central African patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1989 Nov-Dec;83(6):844-6. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(89)90349-0.

Authors

L Bélec¹, P M Martin, M D Vohito, G Grésenguet, A Tabo, A J Georges

Affiliation

¹ Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Bangui, République Centrafricaine.

PMID: 2617657
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(89)90349-0

Abstract

In order to evaluate the frequency of neurological and psychiatric disorders in central African patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 93 inpatients at the National Hospital Centre of Bangui were selected according to the World Health Organization (Bangui) clinical definition of AIDS and were confirmed to be serologically positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 (92/93) or HIV 2 (1/93) by Western blot. Neurological (11/15) and psychiatric (4/15) abnormalities were clinically detected in 16% (15/93) of African patients with AIDS. In this series, the prevalence of neuro-psychiatric disorders appeared to be lower than in Europe and North America.

MeSH terms

AIDS Dementia Complex / epidemiology
AIDS Dementia Complex / etiology*
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Adult
Africa, Central / epidemiology
Blotting, Western
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Hemiplegia / epidemiology
Hemiplegia / etiology*
Humans
Male
Meningitis / etiology
Seizures / etiology