We report the case of a 56-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with a 3-day onset of left limb weakness and feeling intoxicated with poor balance. Stroke hospitalisations in the USA decreased from 2000 to 2010, however the number of hospitalised patients with ischaemic stroke and HIV infection has increased significantly. Herein, we discuss the management of this unique case to highlight the importance of a broad differential diagnosis when approaching HIV/AIDS patients presenting with acute or subacute neurological focalisation. Given that HIV vasculopathy is a diagnosis of exclusion, it requires a thoughtful elimination of all possible aetiologies.
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Univ Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Malawi LiverpoolWellcome Major Overseas Clin Res, Blantyre, Malawi
Walton Ctr NHS Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Benjamin, Laura A.
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Bryer, Alan
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Groote Schuur Hosp, Div Neurol, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
Univ Cape Town, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South AfricaUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Bryer, Alan
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Emsley, Hedley C. A.
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Royal Preston Hosp, Preston, Lancs, England
Univ Liverpool, Sch Med, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Emsley, Hedley C. A.
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Khoo, Saye
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Univ Liverpool, Inst Translat Med, Trop & AIDS Related Dis Res Grp, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Khoo, Saye
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Solomon, Tom
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Univ Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Walton Ctr NHS Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Solomon, Tom
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Connor, Myles D.
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Univ Edinburgh, Div Clin Neurosci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Publ Hlth, Johannesburg, South AfricaUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Metaanal & Evidence Based Med Training Cardiol ME, Ospedaletti, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio
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Quadri, Giorgio
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Quadri, Giorgio
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Cerrato, Enrico
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Cerrato, Enrico
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Calcagno, Andrea
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Omede, Pierluigi
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Omede, Pierluigi
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Marra, Walter Grosso
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Marra, Walter Grosso
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Abbate, Antonio
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VCU Pauley Heart Ctr, Richmond, VA USA
Metaanal & Evidence Based Med Training Cardiol ME, Ospedaletti, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Abbate, Antonio
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Bonora, Stefano
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Univ Turin, Dept Med Sci, Infect Dis Unit, Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Bonora, Stefano
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Zoccai, Giuseppe Biondi
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Medicosurg Sci & Biotechnol, Latina, Italy
Metaanal & Evidence Based Med Training Cardiol ME, Ospedaletti, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Zoccai, Giuseppe Biondi
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Moretti, Claudio
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Gaita, Fiorenzo
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Univ Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Malawi LiverpoolWellcome Major Overseas Clin Res, Blantyre, Malawi
Walton Ctr NHS Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Benjamin, Laura A.
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Bryer, Alan
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Groote Schuur Hosp, Div Neurol, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
Univ Cape Town, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South AfricaUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Bryer, Alan
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Emsley, Hedley C. A.
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Royal Preston Hosp, Preston, Lancs, England
Univ Liverpool, Sch Med, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Emsley, Hedley C. A.
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Khoo, Saye
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Univ Liverpool, Inst Translat Med, Trop & AIDS Related Dis Res Grp, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Khoo, Saye
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Solomon, Tom
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Univ Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Walton Ctr NHS Fdn Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, EnglandUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
Solomon, Tom
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Connor, Myles D.
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Univ Edinburgh, Div Clin Neurosci, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Publ Hlth, Johannesburg, South AfricaUniv Liverpool, Brain Infect Grp, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Metaanal & Evidence Based Med Training Cardiol ME, Ospedaletti, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio
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Quadri, Giorgio
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Quadri, Giorgio
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Cerrato, Enrico
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Cerrato, Enrico
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Calcagno, Andrea
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Omede, Pierluigi
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Omede, Pierluigi
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Marra, Walter Grosso
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Univ Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Marra, Walter Grosso
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Abbate, Antonio
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VCU Pauley Heart Ctr, Richmond, VA USA
Metaanal & Evidence Based Med Training Cardiol ME, Ospedaletti, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Abbate, Antonio
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Bonora, Stefano
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Univ Turin, Dept Med Sci, Infect Dis Unit, Turin, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Bonora, Stefano
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Zoccai, Giuseppe Biondi
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Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Medicosurg Sci & Biotechnol, Latina, Italy
Metaanal & Evidence Based Med Training Cardiol ME, Ospedaletti, ItalyUniv Turin, Div Cardiol, I-10126 Turin, Italy
Zoccai, Giuseppe Biondi
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Moretti, Claudio
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Gaita, Fiorenzo
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