“HIV ENCEPHALITIS “
“ Causes atrophy of the white matter, especially the centrum semiovale. In adults, it causes the ‘AIDS dementia complex’; in children, it causes HIV-associated progressive encephalopathy. Appearances improve with treatment. MRI • Diffuse bilateral symmetrical periventricular white matter lesions with characteristic sparing of the grey matter• No enhancement post-contrast• Cerebral atrophy Axial T2 (a) and …