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Fauci, Anthony S. – Science, 1988
Discusses how the infection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in a profound immunosuppression due predominantly to a selective depletion of helper/inducer T lymphocytes that express the receptor for the virus, as well as neuropsychiatric abnormalities in the brain. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Health Education
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Price, Richard W.; And Others – Science, 1988
Discusses the complicated infection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in its late stages of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia complex. Explains the syndrome's development of abnormalities in cognition, motor performance, and behavior. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Change, Cognitive Structures, Disease Control
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Diamond, Gary W. – Mental Retardation, 1989
Since children with symptomatic HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection show a variety of neurodevelopmental impairments including mental retardation and motor abnormalities as well as a variety of clinical courses, rehabilitative services must be established to meet the complex needs of this growing population. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities