AIDS(爱滋病)是Acguired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(获得性免疫缺陷综合征)的缩写。其发病率逐年迅速上升,目前已成为一个严重威胁人类的全球性问题。根据WHO的统计至1988年2月底发病人数已达81433例。AIDS患者中约1/3有神经系统的表现,1/10且为其首发症状,尸检发现80％以上患者的神经系统有病理改变。本文现将有关文献简要综述如下。 AIDS is an acronym for Acguired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The rate of its rapid rise year by year has now become a global problem that poses serious threats to human beings. According to the statistics of WHO, the number of cases reached 81,433 by the end of February 1988. About one-third of AIDS patients have neurological manifestations, 1 in 10 and their first symptoms, autopsy findings of more than 80% of patients with pathological changes in the nervous system. This article is now a brief overview of the literature below.