Evaluation and management of intracranial mass lesions in AIDS: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

To the Editor: I read with interest the Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology on Evaluation and management of intracranial mass lesions in AIDS.1 Stereotactic biopsy of cerebral lesions in patients with AIDS is relatively safe and provides significant useful information. To date, I have performed over 250 stereotactic biopsies in patients with AIDS2 and wish to add several personal observations. Despite treatment for toxoplasmosis for a minimum of 1 …