Neurology · 1991 · 59 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurologyRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyNeuroradiologyMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurologic ImagingSpinal Cord ImagingSpinal Cord PathologySpinal DisordersSpine ImagingConus Medullaris LevelConus Medullaris SyndromeCytomegalovirus NeuropathologyInfectious Disease ImagingLate Gadolinium Enhancement ImagingNeurological Viral InfectionsSpinal Nerve RootsT1-weighted Imaging
AIDS-related polyradiculopathy is a syndrome associated with cytomegalovirus infection. We report two cases of AIDS-related polyradiculopathy in which spinal T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium-DTPA showed enhancement of the pial lining of the conus medullaris, cauda equina, and lumbar nerve roots. Both patients clinically improved with ganciclovir treatment.