Central Nervous System involvement in tuberculosis: an MRI study considering differences between patients with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 infection

Conclusions Stroke involving the basal ganglia best differentiates CNSTB patients who are HIV+ from those HIV-. This finding was not correlated with meningeal enhancement suggesting that small arteries involvement might precede it. Therefore, we think that HIV+ patients with a new onset of stroke should be evaluated for CNSTB. Follow-up MRI should also be planned since meningeal enhancement might appear in later stages of the disease.
Source: Journal of Neuroradiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research