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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
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Tree Number:
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C10.228.140.631.500.500
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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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Record Number:
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52591
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Unique Identifier:
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D054038
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