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- fig 1.
A–C, T1-weighted sagittal (A), T2-weighted sagittal (B), and T2-weighted axial (C) MR images through the thoracic spine of an AIDS patient with mild myelopathy show cord atrophy and intramedullary cord signal abnormality
- fig 2.
A–C, Sagittal T1-weighted (A), sagittal T2-weighted (B), and axial T2-weighted (C) MR images of the cervical spine in a patient with severe myelopathy show cervical cord atrophy and extensive abnormal intrinsic cord signal intensity
- fig 3.
A and B, Noncontrast sagittal T1-weighted (A) and T2-weighted (B) images show a normal-sized cervicothoracic cord with intramedullary thoracic cord signal abnormality and no associated cord enlargement. There was no evidence of abnormal enhancement in the postcontrast study (not shown)
- fig 4.
A, Luxol fast blue stain of the spinal cord in a patient with AIDS-associated myelopathy (not from our series) shows pathologic changes predominantly involving the posterior and lateral columns (arrows).
B, A magnified view of the same specimen as in A shows vacuolization (small arrows) and lipid-laden macrophages (large arrows) scattered throughout the involved cord.
(Reprinted with permission from Mandell GL. Atlas of Infectious Diseases, I: AIDS. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Current Medicine, Inc; 1997.)
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Summary of results of MR findings and clinical rating of myelopathy in 21 patients
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