Neuroimaging Among HIV-Infected Patients: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Another general reason for examining HIV-associated CNS injury is that despite the improvements in HIV medication regimens, there continues to be pathological evidence of CNS involvement. In fact, when examining the postmortem samples (7, 8) , the incidence of HIV encephalitis continues to grow regardless of treatment improvements. This finding is perhaps the most important reason for conducting imaging studies, as it will be imperative to understand why these symptoms persist and what effects treatment does or does not have on CNS preservation