[Cerebellar degeneration associated with HIV infection].

Objective: To describe the features of the clinical presentation and evaluate the incidence of HIV-associated cerebellar degeneration in patients with progressive cerebellar ataxia.

Material And Methods: Three hundred and seventy-seven patients with progressive cerebellar ataxia were studied. Brain MRI study, assessment by the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), screening for cognitive impairment by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA) were performed.