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Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis |
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A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults and children. Clinical features include the rapid onset of weakness, SEIZURES, and COMA. It may follow a viral illness or MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE infections but in most instances there is no precipitating event. Pathologic examination reveals marked perivascular demyelination and necrosis of white matter with microhemorrhages (MeSH). |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12513 |
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2007-10-05 |
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Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp924-5 |
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| definition |
A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults and children. Clinical features include the rapid onset of weakness, SEIZURES, and COMA. It may follow a viral illness or MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE infections but in most instances there is no precipitating event. Pathologic examination reveals marked perivascular demyelination and necrosis of white matter with microhemorrhages (MeSH). |
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Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis |
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D004684 |
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2007-10-05 |
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A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults and children. Clinical features include the rapid onset of weakness, SEIZURES, and COMA. It may follow a viral illness or MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE infections but in most instances there is no precipitating event. Pathologic examination reveals marked perivascular demyelination and necrosis of white matter with microhemorrhages (MeSH). |
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Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis |
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Hurst's Disease Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalomyelitis Subacute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis Acute Necrotizing Hemorrhagic Encephalomyelitis Leukoencephalitis Acuta Hemorrhagica Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis |
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