In the print version of the July 2005 issue of JPN, Box 1 of an article by Benoit Dubé et al1 was inadvertently printed twice on page 239, and Box 2 was omitted. Box 2 appears here. This problem did not affect electronic versions of the article.
Diagnostic criteria for HIV-associated dementia*
Acquired abnormality in at least 2 of the following cognitive abilities, present for at least 1 month and causing impairment in work or activities of daily living:
Attention or concentration
Speed of information processing
Abstraction or reasoning
Visuospatial skills
Memory or learning
Speech or language
At least 1 of the following:
Acquired abnormality in motor functioning
Decline in motivation or emotional control or change in social behaviour
Absence of clouding of consciousness during a period long enough to establish presence of I, above
Absence of another cause of the above cognitive, motor or behavioural symptoms or signs (active CNS opportunistic infection or malignancy, psychiatric disorders, substance abuse)
↵* Source: Working Group of the American Academy of Neurology AIDS Task Force.45