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Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:1555-1556.

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Cerebellar degeneration associated with human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection in the absence of cognitive impairment is exceedingly rare. To date, this association has been the subject of a few reports, representing mostly anecdotal findings. A causative association has been postulated, although significant debate continues over whether or not cerebellar degeneration is actually a complication of HIV infection. We describe an HIV-positive patient with subacute cerebellar syndrome in the absence of any cognitive impairment or alternative cause of cerebellar degeneration.

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A 49-year-old African American homosexual man was diagnosed as having HIV disease in 1994 during a hospitalization for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Molluscum contagiosum infection. His exposure to HIV predated the death of his partner in 1991. Serological tests revealed a CD4 cell count of 12/µL. The patient responded immunologically to antiretroviral therapy, his CD4 count remaining in the 150 to 250/µL range during treatment, despite only moderate suppression of his HIV . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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