Posterior leukoencephalopathy in a girl with acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis.
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ABSTRACT
In children, posterior leukoencephalopathy is frequently associated with hypertensive encephalopathy, anticancer chemotherapy, treatment with immunosuppressive drugs in patients with organ transplantation, transfusion or human immunodeficiency virus infection. Posterior leukoencephalopathy in these children appears as a complicating illness and resolves once precipitating factor (e.g. cancer chemotherapy) is removed. Here we are reporting a fatal case of acute haemorrhatic leukoencephalitis in a 13 year old girl, imaging abnormalities are also suggestive of posterior leukoencephalopathy. Posterior leukoencephalopathy in our patient possibly, is a part of post-infectious haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, rather than because of ischaemia or cerebral oedema secondary either to abrupt increase in blood pressure or following administration of immunosuppressive drugs.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Seizures
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Syndrome
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Female
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Humans
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Adolescent
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Fatal Outcome
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Confusion
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Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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