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A 43-Year-Old Man with a History of HIV Infection Who

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A 43-year-old man with a history of HIV infection who is noncompliant with highly active antiretroviral therapy comes to the office due to progressive memory loss and cognitive decline over the last several years. The patient has problems with attention, concentration, and speech. In the past few months, he has become more apathetic and increasingly lethargic. More recently, he has had difficulty with balance and has fallen on multiple occasions. The patient has had no headache, tremor, change in vision, fever, nausea/vomiting, or urinary incontinence. His brother has a history of severe intellectual disability and epilepsy. Mini-Mental State Examination score is 18/30, and the patient appears emotionally blunted. He also has postural instability and difficulty performing fine motor tasks. Noncontrast head CT scan reveals diffuse cortical atrophy with some enlargement of the ventricles, as shown in the exhibits.
This patient's condition can be best described as which of the following?

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