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MRI appearance of AIDS subacute encephalopathy.

Comput Radiol. 1987 Mar-Apr;11(2):69-73. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87274859
Shabas D; Gerard G; Cunha B; Rossi D

Abstract: A case of biopsy documented subacute encephalopathy of AIDS was evaluated by CT and MRI. CT scanning revealed ventriculomegaly and ill-defined nonspecific periventricular white matter hypodensities. MRI, however, demonstrated extensive unequivocal diffuse white matter disease as the cause of the ventriculomegaly. MRI findings in this patient support the preliminary suggestion that MRI is more useful than computed tomography (CT) in demonstrating AIDS subacute encephalopathy.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Brain/*PATHOLOGY Brain Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY Case Report Dementia/*ETIOLOGY Female Human Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/*DIAGNOSTIC USE Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL ARTICLE

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