Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Bakre leukoencefalopatisyndrom

Engelsk definition

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).

Svenska synonymer

Bakre reversibelt encefalopatisyndrom

Engelska synonymer

Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior — Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy — Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy — Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior — Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome — Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome