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Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

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2008
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Leading journals1
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology1
Leading researchers1
  • Bartynski WS1
Affiliations (unnormalised)1
  • University of Pittsburgh1

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Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

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).

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.