Paul Thompson Centers Quotations

We saw up to a 15-percent tissue loss in the brain centers that regulate motor skills, such as movement and coordination. This helps explain the slowed reflexes and disruption of balance and gait that often affect people with early AIDS.

The brain scan really catches AIDS red-handed, allowing us to see precisely where the damage is. For the first time, we can understand why motor skills deteriorate with AIDS, because the virus attacks the motor centers on top of the brain.