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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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Kim A, Assarzadegan N, Anders RA, Oshima K, Chaturvedi S, Weeks S, Kohli R, Lanzkron S, Gurakar A, Garonzik-Wang J, Chen PH. Liver Transplant in Hemoglobin SC Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Case Report. Exp Clin Transplant. 2022 04; 20(4):429-432.
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Garcha M, Sivakumar K, El-Hunjul M, Varade S, Yacoub HA. Intracranial hemorrhage in the setting of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: two case reports and a review. Hosp Pract (1995). 2018 Aug; 46(3):103-109.
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Cammock C, Choudhry S, Castleberry CM, Al-Hammadi N, Eghtesady P, Canter CE, Simpson KE. Early stroke post-heart transplant is associated with decreased survival in children. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 06; 37(6):733-739.
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Fraint E, Miller R, Walter A. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis in a Case of Pediatric B-Cell ALL. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 03; 39(2):e71-e73.
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Fugate JE, Claassen DO, Cloft HJ, Kallmes DF, Kozak OS, Rabinstein AA. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: associated clinical and radiologic findings. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 May; 85(5):427-32.
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Onder AM, Lopez R, Teomete U, Francoeur D, Bhatia R, Knowbi O, Hizaji R, Chandar J, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in the pediatric renal population. Pediatr Nephrol. 2007 Nov; 22(11):1921-9.