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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Response to correspondence concerning "Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) associated with COVID-19". J Clin Neurosci. 2021 10; 92:189-190.
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) associated with COVID-19. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Jun; 88:108-112.
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Association of Epileptiform Abnormality on Electroencephalography with Development of Epilepsy After Acute Brain Injury. Neurocrit Care. 2021 10; 35(2):428-433.
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Dysautonomia in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Prevalence, Clinical Spectrum, and Outcomes. Neurocrit Care. 2020 02; 32(1):113-120.
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Instigated by Off-Label Disulfiram Use for Metastatic Melanoma. Psychosomatics. 2020 May - Jun; 61(3):302-306.
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American society of Nephrology Quiz and Questionnaire 2014: transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 May 07; 10(5):903-9.
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Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome presenting with global cerebral edema and herniation. Neurocrit Care. 2013 Feb; 18(1):81-3.
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Blood pressure fluctuations in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012 May; 21(4):254-8.
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome associated with hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2009; 10(3):306-12.
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Cerebellar leukoencephalopathy: most likely histiocytosis-related. Neurology. 2008 Oct 21; 71(17):1361-7.