Leukoencephalopathy

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Etiology 3 Pathology 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

More Specific Terms

• megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
• progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
• reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS)

Etiology

• radiation
• chemotherapy
• CADASIL
• progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy ( PML)

Pathology

• white matter changes characterized by:

• diffuse reactive astrocytosis
• multiple foci of necrosis
• inflammation

More General Terms

• encephalopathy

Additional Terms

• CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts & leukoencephalopathy)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.

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