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Cross-Sectional Study of Unexplained White Matter Lesions in HIV Positive Individuals Undergoing Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Haddow, LJ; Dudau, C; Chandrashekar, H; Cartledge, JD; Hyare, H; Miller, RF; Jäger, HR; (2014) Cross-Sectional Study of Unexplained White Matter Lesions in HIV Positive Individuals Undergoing Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging. AIDS Patient Care STDS , 28 (7) pp. 341-349. 10.1089/apc.2013.0230. Green open access

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Abstract

Abstract White matter (WM) abnormalities are frequently seen on brain MRI of HIV positive (HIV+) patients. We aimed to determine the prevalence of unexplained WM abnormalities and their associations with HIV disease and cardiovascular risk factors. We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional study of brain MRI of HIV+ patients conducted between 2004 and 2009 at our center. Clinical and laboratory data were compiled, and images were independently reviewed for WM lesions. Images were obtained from 254 patients: 70% male, 53% white, 40% black, mean age 42 years, median current CD4 count 240 cells/mm(3), and 41% not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). Hyperintense WM lesions were present in 161 patients (63.4%): 89 scans (35.0%) showed diffuse WM signal abnormality (DWMSA), 61 (24.0%) were consistent with small vessel disease (SVD, graded by Fazekas' scale), and 37 (14.6%) showed large asymmetrical focal WM lesions. SVD changes were associated with age and cardiovascular risk factors, and while cerebral SVD may be related to HIV infection, the MRI findings were not associated with HIV-related factors. The only risk factor for DWMSA was black race, and no correlation with cardiovascular risk factors, CD4 count, or clinical presentation was identified. DWMSA are therefore of uncertain neurological significance in HIV+ patients and could represent more than one clinicopathological entity.

Type: Article
Title: Cross-Sectional Study of Unexplained White Matter Lesions in HIV Positive Individuals Undergoing Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2013.0230
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2013.0230
Additional information: ©2012 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt this work, but youmust attribute this work as ‘‘AIDS Patient Care and STDs.Copyright 2014 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. http://liebertpub.com/apc, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/’’
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1428516
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