THEBODY OF KNOWLEDGE AssocIArm with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) represents complexity not present in any other disease. HIV infection is not only an extremely complicated disease process, but it also transcends the boundaries of biomedicine. Various domains shape the construction of HIV/AIDS as chronic disease with the societal const...

Movement disorders are a potential neurologic complication of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and may sometimes represent the initial manifestation of HIV infection. Dopaminergic dysfunction and the predilection of HIV infection to affect subcortical structures are thought to underlie the development of movement disorders such as parkinsonism in AIDS patients. In this review, we wil...

The HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) epidemiological model for southern Africa appears to fit data available for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) experience to date. Using certain aspects of the southern African experience, we can create some scenarios for the potential economic costs of HIV/AIDS in PNG. The first part of this paper surveys relevant literatu...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is characterized by a serious disorder of the immune system in which the protective defenses against infection cannot function leaving the individual vulnerable to severe infections and conditions. This results in opportunistic infections causing an unfavourable outcome. Since its discovery in 1981 when...

Neuropsychiatric complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) may present clinically as acute or chronic organic brain syndrome, or mimic functional psychiatric diseases. Among such psychiatric diseases, mania tends to occur with increased frequency after the onset of AIDS. We report a case in which manic manifestations were noted b...