| Symptoms
& History
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Findings
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and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
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Neurologic Manifestations in
Children
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Neurologic manifestations
are common in children with congenital AIDS.
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Neurologic deficits evident
in first years.
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Microcephaly
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Mental retardation
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Delay in motor development
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Spasticity of limbs
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Calcification of basal ganglia
blood vessels.
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Delay in myelination
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Microglial nodules with multinucleated
giant cells.
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Increased incidence of opportunistic
CNS infections; CMV, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis.
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Treatment
and follow-up
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