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"T1: hypointense, often subtly so"

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"T2/FLAIR: hyperintense"

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"DWI: may have high signal (true diffusion restriction), particularly at the peripheries of T2/FLAIR abnormalities"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): may have enhancement, particularly punctate or linear enhancement in a radial perivascular distribution"

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"T2: hyperintense"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): there may be enhancement"

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"In one case report, a similar pathology been postulated to occur in the spinal cord, described as HIV-associated CD8⁺ transverse myelitis, or CD8⁺ myelitis ⁷."

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"In one case report, a similar pathology been postulated to occur in the spinal cord, described as HIV-associated CD8⁺ transverse myelitis, or CD8⁺ myelitis ⁷."

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List Caps

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"Black ethnicity"

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Acronyms

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"In analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), most patients demonstrate 'viral escape', with higher levels of HIV RNA present in the CSF compared to the serum ^1-3. Additionally, there is also a lymphocytic pleocytosis ¹."

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"autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy ⁸"

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Heterogeneous Spelling

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"MRI changes often ependymal/subependymal and enhancement is usually more homogenous"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Macrovascular appearance"

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There Is

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"There is an acute or subacute presentation of encephalopathy, including ^1-3:"

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"There is perivascular and intraparenchymal infiltration by CD8⁺ T cells ^1,3,4. This is most florid in the white matter ^1,3,4. The presence of HIV is generally not demonstrable with immunohistochemistry ^1,3,4."

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Oxford Comma

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"MRI brain is always abnormal ¹. Characteristic findings include bilateral, diffuse, symmetric and confluent signal changes throughout the supra- and infratentorial white matter, with or without accompanying and extending similar changes throughout the deep grey matter ^1-6,8."

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"MRI brain is always abnormal ¹. Characteristic findings include bilateral, diffuse, symmetric and confluent signal changes throughout the supra- and infratentorial white matter, with or without accompanying and extending similar changes throughout the deep grey matter ^1-6,8."

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