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NEURORADIOLOGY OF AIDS

Radiology of AIDS. Federle MP et al, eds. New York, Raven, p. 21-46, 1988.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/89655312
Olsen WL; Cohen W; San Francisco General Hosp., San Francisco, CA 94110

Abstract: Neurological signs and symptoms in patients (pts) with HIV infection have become common features of the disease. Neuroimaging studies are frequently requested in these pts. Because AIDS is an ultimately fatal disease, the principal goal is to identify treatable components of HIV infection in order to prolong the time that a pt spends outside the hospital. In addition to the potential direct effects of HIV, the pt is susceptible to opportunistic infections and neoplasms. A variety of neurological manifestations of AIDS have been described, including viral syndromes, nonviral infections, neoplasms, cerebellar vascular accidents, myelopathy, and peripheral neuropathies. Viral syndromes include subacute encephalitis caused by the HIV virus (ie, AIDS dementia complex), cytomegalovirus encephalitis, herpes virus encephalitis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, and aseptic meningitis. Nonviral infections include toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, and fungal infections. Meningovascular syphilis also has been reported. Primary CNS lymphoma is the most common neoplasm encountered in AIDS pts, although gliomas and metastases may be encountered. These disease processes are discussed according to radiological manifestation: atrophy, mass lesion(s), white matter disease, or leptomeningeal and ependymal disease. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans are included to illustrate the appearance of these radiological manifestations of AIDS. Pediatric AIDS, myelopathy, and head and neck disease (eg, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, benign adenoidal enlargement, abscess, and nasopharyngeal lymphoma) also are described and illustrated. (44 Refs)
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/*RADIOGRAPHY Adult Brain/*RADIOGRAPHY Brain Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Brain Neoplasms/RADIOGRAPHY Child Human Lymphoma/RADIOGRAPHY Opportunistic Infections/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Spinal Cord/*RADIOGRAPHY Spinal Cord Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY Tomography, X-Ray Computed MONOGRAPH REVIEW, TUTORIAL REVIEW

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