High-signal lesions in the midbrain on T1-weighted MRI in an HIV-infected patient

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作者：

S. Lüttmann

I. W. Husstedt

G. Schuierer

G. Kuhlenbäumer

S. Stodieck

M. Riedasch

D. Reichelt

W. Zidek

机构：

[1] Department of Neurology,

[2] University of Münster,undefined

[3] Albert Schweitzer-Straße 33,undefined

[4] D-48129 Münster,undefined

[5] Germany,undefined

[6] Department of Radiology,undefined

[7] University of Münster,undefined

[8] Albert Schweitzer-Straße 33,undefined

[9] D-48129 Münster,undefined

[10] Germany,undefined

[11] Department of Internal Medicine,undefined

[12] University of Münster,undefined

[13] Albert Schweitzer-Straße 33,undefined

[14] D-48129 Münster,undefined

[15] Germany,undefined

来源：

Neuroradiology | 1997年 / 39卷

关键词：

Key words Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Brain; Magnetic resonance imaging;

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摘要：

In addition to opportunistic infections, neoplasms or cerebrovascular complications, metabolic encephalopathies are a classical cause of diffuse brain dysfunction in HIV infection and are frequent in the terminal stage. We report an HIV-infected patient with symmetrical, focally increased signal in the midbrain on proton density- and T1-weighted MRI without corresponding high signal on T2-weighted images or on CT. While the precise nature and cause of this uncommon finding is not fully understood, the available evidence suggests that these lesions might represent a novel metabolic encephalopathy.

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