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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Síndrome de Leucoencefalopatía Posterior
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior
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Synonyms English:
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Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior
Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
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Tree Number:
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C10.228.140.631.500.500
C10.228.140.695.875
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Definition English:
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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). |
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History Note English:
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2008
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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52591
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Unique Identifier:
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D054038
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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