HIV ENCEPHALOPATHY (9)    ROR AIDS INDICATOR DISEASE (799.49)

Name Value
DISEASE NAME HIV ENCEPHALOPATHY
INITIAL DIAGNOSIS VALUES 1:Definitive
SEQUENTIAL NUMBER 9
DESCRIPTION HIV encephalopathy
METHOD DESCRIPTION
Definitive Diagnostic Method:
concurrent illness or condition other than HIV
infection that could explain the findings.  
Methods to rule out such concurrent illnesses and
conditions must include cerebrospinal fluid
examination and either brain imaging (computed
tomography or magnetic resonance) or autopsy.
 
NOTE: The method of diagnosis described here is 
not truly definitive but is sufficiently rigorous
for surveillance purposes.
  
Clinical findings of disabling cognitive and/or
motor dysfunction interfering with occupation or
activities of daily living, in the absence of a