| UNDERLYING PROCESS | EXAMPLES |
| Opportunistic infections | Cerebral toxoplasmosis Cryptococcal meningitis Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Cytomegalovirus encephalitis, polyradiculitis |
| Opportunistic neoplasms | Primary central nervous system lymphoma Metastatic lymphoma |
| Conditions possibly related to HIV-1 itself | AIDS dementia complex Aseptic meningitis Predominantly sensory polyneuropathy |
| Metabolic and vascular complications of systemic disease | Hypoxic, sepsis-related encephalopathies Stroke (nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, coagulopathies) |
| Toxic reactions | Dideoxyinosine, dideoxycytidine neuropathies AZT myopathy |
| Functional (psychiatric) disorders | Anxiety disorders Psychotic depression |