vacuolar myelopathy

Etiology

HIV

Epidemiology

• most common spinal cord disorder in patients with HIV

Clinical manifestations

• leg weakness
• sensory loss
• spasticity
• sphincter impairment

Differential diagnosis

• lymphoma
• mycobacterial infection
• toxoplasmosis
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

More general terms

• spinal cord disease