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Zidovudine unproved in AIDS dementia. 1993

A Burgess, and S Thornton, and J Catalan

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003071 Cognition Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism obtains knowledge. Cognitive Function,Cognitions,Cognitive Functions,Function, Cognitive,Functions, Cognitive
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015215 Zidovudine A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by an azido group. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. The compound is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA during reverse transcription. It improves immunologic function, partially reverses the HIV-induced neurological dysfunction, and improves certain other clinical abnormalities associated with AIDS. Its principal toxic effect is dose-dependent suppression of bone marrow, resulting in anemia and leukopenia. AZT (Antiviral),Azidothymidine,3'-Azido-2',3'-Dideoxythymidine,3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine,AZT Antiviral,AZT, Antiviral,BW A509U,BWA-509U,Retrovir,3' Azido 2',3' Dideoxythymidine,3' Azido 3' deoxythymidine,Antiviral AZT,BWA 509U,BWA509U
D015526 AIDS Dementia Complex A neurologic condition associated with the ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and characterized by impaired concentration and memory, slowness of hand movements, ATAXIA, incontinence, apathy, and gait difficulties associated with HIV-1 viral infection of the central nervous system. Pathologic examination of the brain reveals white matter rarefaction, perivascular infiltrates of lymphocytes, foamy macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp760-1; N Engl J Med, 1995 Apr 6;332(14):934-40) AIDS Encephalopathy,Dementia Complex, AIDS-Related,HIV Dementia,HIV Encephalopathy,HIV-1-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex,HIV-Associated Cognitive Motor Complex,AIDS-Related Dementia Complex,Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome Dementia Complex,Dementia Complex, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,Encephalopathy, AIDS,Encephalopathy, HIV,HIV-1 Cognitive and Motor Complex,AIDS Encephalopathies,AIDS Related Dementia Complex,Complex, AIDS Dementia,Complex, AIDS-Related Dementia,Dementia Complex, AIDS,Dementia Complex, AIDS Related,Dementia, HIV,Dementias, HIV,Encephalopathies, AIDS,Encephalopathies, HIV,HIV 1 Associated Cognitive Motor Complex,HIV 1 Cognitive and Motor Complex,HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex,HIV Dementias,HIV Encephalopathies

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