Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
"Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition that is characterized by HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and visual loss with edema in the posterior aspects of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, such as the BRAIN STEM. Generally, lesions involve the white matter (nerve fibers) but occasionally the grey matter (nerve cell bodies).
| Descriptor ID |
D054038
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.631.500.500 C10.228.140.695.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome- Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
- Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior
- Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
- Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
- Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Causes of New-Onset Seizures and Their Treatment in Children With Non-CNS Malignancies: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Center. Pediatr Neurol. 2022 12; 137:17-21.
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Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Intern Emerg Med. 2014 Apr; 9(3):341-2.
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in an infant. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Nov; 49(5):387-8.
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L-asparaginase-induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome during acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment in children. Neuropediatrics. 2008 Feb; 39(1):46-50.