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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Leukoencephalopathies > Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
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Preferred term

Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054038

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