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Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Known as: Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior, Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome [Disease/Finding] 
A condition that is characterized by HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and visual loss with edema in the posterior aspects of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, such as the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Leukoencephalopathies

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Adaptive Mutations in the JC Virus Protein Capsid Are Associated with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
PML is a progressive and mostly fatal demyelinating disease caused by JC virus infection and destruction of infected… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
JC virus granule cell neuronopathy: A novel clinical syndrome distinct from progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) typically affects the CNS white matter of the central nervous system. We present… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Postpartum angiopathy with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy.
BACKGROUND Postpartum angiopathy (PPA) is a cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome of uncertain cause that affects large and medium… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Human neurotropic polyomavirus, JCV, and its role in carcinogenesis
A number of recent studies have reported the detection of the ubiquitous human polyomavirus, JC virus (JCV), in samples derived… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Productive infection of cerebellar granule cell neurons by JC virus in an HIV+ individual
Background: In the setting of severe immunosuppression, the polyomavirus JC (JCV) can cause a lytic infection of oligodendrocytes… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome: evaluation with diffusion-tensor MR imaging.
PURPOSE To characterize the changes in brain water diffusion caused by reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Topical Review: Hypertensive Encephalopathy, Reversible Occipitoparietal Encephalopathy, or Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy: Three Names for an Old Syndrome
Children with hypertension, seizures, lethargy, encephalopathy, headache, and occipital blindness are reviewed. After undergoing… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Posterior leukoencephalopathy without severe hypertension
Objective: Standard MRI confirms the diagnosis of posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PLES), recently associated with an… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
JC virus enhancer-promoter active in human brain cells.
A human papovavirus, JCV, is the etiologic agent of the fatal demyelinating disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Particles Resembling Papova Viruses in Human Cerebral Demyelinating Disease
Degenerated brain tissue obtained from a deceased patient who had progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy had been fixed in… 
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