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AIDS dementia complex
(redirected from HIV-associated dementia)

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AIDS dementia complex
n.
The neurological disease complex that is sometimes experienced by AIDS patients, caused by neuron injury and death and characterized by cognitive impairment.
AIDS dementia complex
A type of brain dysfunction caused by HIV infection that causes difficulty thinking, confusion, and loss of muscular coordination.
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