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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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A little consideration for "Rare presentations of COVID-19: PRES-like leukoencephalopathy and carotid thrombosis". Clin Imaging. 2021 12; 80:148-149.
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Correspondence concerning "Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) associated with COVID-19". J Clin Neurosci. 2021 11; 93:272-273.
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and brain haemorrhage as COVID-19 complication: a review of the available literature. J Neurol. 2021 Dec; 268(12):4407-4414.
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in a Japanese Patient. Intern Med. 2021 Sep 15; 60(18):3055-3056.
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Antibody-Mediated Rejection, and Posterior Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in a Liver Transplant Recipient: Interplay Between COVID-19 and Its Treatment Modalities. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Sep; 19(9):990-993.
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A review of neuroradiological abnormalities in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Neuroradiol J. 2022 Feb; 35(1):3-24.
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Miller Fischer and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndromes post COVID-19 infection. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2021 Jul; 26(3):295-299.
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Persistent visual dysfunction following posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome due to COVID-19: Case series and literature review. Eur J Neurol. 2021 10; 28(10):3289-3302.
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Eclampsia and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a parturient complicated by SARS COVID-19 pneumonia. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 71(5):576-578.
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Afferent and Efferent Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Coronavirus Disease 19. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 06 01; 41(2):154-165.