Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review

Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review

Background: Delayed leukoencephalopathy (DL) is a rare entity associated with cerebral hypoxia and heroin consumption. We describe the clinical course of three cases of DL due to non-heroin drug use. Material and methods: We describe the cases of three DL patients admitted to our hospital in 2012....

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Main Authors: Ángel Torralba-Morón, Juan Ortiz-Imedio, Montserrat Morales-Conejo, Juan Ruiz-Morales, Juan-Manuel Guerra-Vales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2017-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Delayed Leukoencephalopathy
Pale Globes
Methadone
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/511
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spelling doaj-322e3dd8a88c4cb6b508d2117d00ac7d2020-11-24T22:34:20ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942017-03-014210.12890/2016_000511188Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature ReviewÁngel Torralba-Morón0Juan Ortiz-Imedio1Montserrat Morales-Conejo2Juan Ruiz-Morales3Juan-Manuel Guerra-Vales4Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, MadridInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, MadridInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, MadridNeurology Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, MadridInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, MadridBackground: Delayed leukoencephalopathy (DL) is a rare entity associated with cerebral hypoxia and heroin consumption. We describe the clinical course of three cases of DL due to non-heroin drug use. Material and methods: We describe the cases of three DL patients admitted to our hospital in 2012. Discussion: These cases contribute to the aetiological spectrum of DL since multifactorial causes could account for the clinical symptoms.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/511Delayed LeukoencephalopathyPale GlobesMethadone
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author Ángel Torralba-Morón
Juan Ortiz-Imedio
Montserrat Morales-Conejo
Juan Ruiz-Morales
Juan-Manuel Guerra-Vales
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Juan Ortiz-Imedio
Montserrat Morales-Conejo
Juan Ruiz-Morales
Juan-Manuel Guerra-Vales
Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Delayed Leukoencephalopathy
Pale Globes
Methadone
author_facet Ángel Torralba-Morón
Juan Ortiz-Imedio
Montserrat Morales-Conejo
Juan Ruiz-Morales
Juan-Manuel Guerra-Vales
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title Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review
title_short Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review
title_full Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review
title_fullStr Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Delayed Leukoencephalopathy: Three Case Reports and a Literature Review
title_sort delayed leukoencephalopathy: three case reports and a literature review
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2017-03-01
description Background: Delayed leukoencephalopathy (DL) is a rare entity associated with cerebral hypoxia and heroin consumption. We describe the clinical course of three cases of DL due to non-heroin drug use. Material and methods: We describe the cases of three DL patients admitted to our hospital in 2012. Discussion: These cases contribute to the aetiological spectrum of DL since multifactorial causes could account for the clinical symptoms.
topic Delayed Leukoencephalopathy
Pale Globes
Methadone
url http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/511
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