Open AccessCranial Computed Tomographic (CT) finding in HIV-positive Nigerian patients presenting for neurosurgical evaluation
Author(s) -
AA Adeolu,
A O Malomo,
M T Shokunbi,
Shokunbi Wa,
M O Obajimi,
EO Komolafe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v25i1.28249
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , lesion , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , computed tomographic , biopsy , immunosuppression , central nervous system , radiology , population , computed tomography , pathology , immunology , environmental health
The central nervous system (CNS) is an important site of HIV infection. As many as one quarter of AIDS patients present with neurological symptoms and up to 75% of the patients may have CNS abnormalities at autopsy. Under these circumstances therefore, differential diagnoses in HIV-positive patients with neurological symptoms constitute a management challenge.