Opiate leukoencephalopathy in a pediatric patient

A 17-year-old male presented from an outside facility in acute respiratory failure and profound hypotension. He was found to have classic MRI brain findings of opiate-induced leukoencephalopathy which was corroborated with urine drug screen and history. This entity has been described in the adults b...

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Main Authors: Kevin Wong, DO, Dane C Van Tassel, MD, Jeffrey H Miller, MD, Cory M Pfeifer, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319301268