Dysautonomia and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Authors: ALAN LIN-GREENBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1987Dysautonomia and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency VirusALAN LIN-GREENBERG, M.D., NEELAM TANEJA-UPPAL, M.D.ALAN LIN-GREENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NEELAM TANEJA-UPPAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-106-1-167_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The spectrum of neurologic dysfunction attributed to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is expanding and includes subacute encephalopathy, vacuolar myelopathy, and sensorimotor peripheral neuropathies (1). We recently cared for a man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who had severe orthostatic hypotension as a component of generalized autonomic insufficiency. We postulate that his dysautomonia was a consequence of neurologic involvement by HIV.A 62-year-old black homosexual man was admitted for evaluation of syncopal episodes. He gave a 6-week history of intermittent diarrhea, urinary urgency, loss of morning erection, and decreased sweating. He denied significant alcohol...References1. SNIDERSIMPSONNIELSENGOLDMETROKAPOSNER WDSJCJ. Neurological complications of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: analysis of patients. Ann Neurol. 1983;14:403-18. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. POLINSKYKOPINEBERTWEISE RIMV. Pharmacologic distinction of different orthostatic hypotension syndromes. Neurology. 1981;31:1-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HOROTASCHOOLEY DTR. Isolation of HTLV-III from cerebrospinal fluid and neural tissues of patients with neurologic syndromes related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1985;313:1493-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ 07304 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExercise Treadmill Test for the Assessment of Cardiac Risk Markers in HIVInvestigation and Presentation of Autonomic Neuropathies in HIV InfectionInfectious and Granulomatous Peripheral NeuropathiesUse of the Exercise Treadmill Test for the Assessment of Cardiac Risk Markers in Adults Infected with HIVHIV Infection and the PNSEncephalitis and Acute Autonomic NeuropathyPeripheral Neuropathies in Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionChapter 22 Peripheral neuropathies in human immunodeficiency virus infectionDegenerative and Inflammatory Lesions in Sympathetic Ganglia: Further Morphological Evidence for an Autonomic Neuropathy in AIDSAutonomic dysfunctionPostmeningoencephalitic dysautonomia: report of one caseAcquired NeuropathiesCardiac Autonomic SyndromesCharacterization and natural course of cardiac autonomic nervous dysfunction in HIV-infected patientsOpen-label titration study of the safety of RMP-7 in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndromeAutonomic neuropathy and prolongation of QT interval in human immunodeficiency virus infectionOrthostatic hypotension in HIV infection in AfricaHypotension orthostatique par dysautonomie au cours de l'infection à V.I.HRecherche d'une atteinte sensitive et dysautonomique chez des sujets infectés par le VIH. Étude prospective de 55 casPeripheral Neuropathies Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionVirus Infection of Peripheral NerveAutonomic Dysfunction in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionAutonomic neuropathy is common in human immunodeficiency virus infectionEtiology, Pathogenesis, and DiagnosisSyncope and human immunodeficiency virus disease in the elderlyManagement of the Neurologic Complications of HIV Infection and AIDSPeripheral neuropathies associated with human immunodeficiency virus infectionTESTING FOR NEUROLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT IN HIV INFECTIONHypotension in Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency VirusMARK EVENHOUSE, M.D., ERWIN HAAS, M.D., EDWARD SNELL, M.D., JOHN VISSER, M.D., LAWRENCE PAWL, M.D., RAYMOND GONZALEZ, M.D.AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY AND HTV INFECTION 1 January 1987Volume 106, Issue 1Page: 167-167KeywordsAIDSAlcoholsBrain diseasesDiarrheaHIVHomosexualsHypotensionMyelopathyPeripheral neuropathySyncope Issue Published: 1 January 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...