Table 10

Number of assessments showing abnormality

Patient groupNumber of assessments
01232/3
SN1214606
SP915707
AIDS1223197262-150
  • 2-150 Different from SN.

  • Criteria: MRI—any abnormality on visual rating; neurology—abnormality on clinical examination indicative of CNS change; neuropsychology—mean z ⩽−0.5, or ⩾6 tests with individual z scores ⩽0.5 if less than all tests completed.

  • BL=potential blood donors; SN=seronegative homosexual men; SP=seropositive homosexual men; AIDS=symptomatic or immunosuppressed patients.