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Descriptor English: Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Leucoencefalopatía Posterior
Descriptor síndrome de leucoencefalopatía posterior
Scope note: Afección caracterizada por CEFALEA, CONVULSIONES y pérdida visual asociados a edema en la parte posterior de los HEMISFERIOS CEREBRALES, como el TRONCO ENCEFÁLICO. Generalmente las lesiones afectan a la sustancia blanca (fibras nerviosas) pero en ocasiones también a la sustancia gris (cuerpos de las células nerviosas)
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior
Descriptor French: Leucoencéphalopathie postérieure
Entry term(s): Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior
Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
Tree number(s): C10.228.140.631.500.500
C10.228.140.695.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054038
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).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Brain Diseases (1996-2007)
Hypertension (1996-2007)
Hypertensive Encephalopathy (2001-2007)
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal (1997-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52591
Unique ID: D054038
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0500224
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).
Preferred term Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Entry term(s) Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior
Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior
Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome - Narrower
Concept UI M0508263
Preferred term Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
Entry term(s) Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome



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