Clinical Presentation and Disease Course of 37 Consecutive Cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) at a German Tertiary-Care Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study

Clinical Presentation and Disease Course of 37 Consecutive Cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) at a German Tertiary-Care Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study

Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) caused by JCV is a rare but frequently fatal disease of the central nervous system, usually affecting immunocompromised individuals. Our study aims to expand the data on patient characteristics, diagnosis, clinical course, possible PML-dir...

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Main Authors: Lisa M. Graf, Sina C. Rosenkranz, Angelique Hölzemer, Christian Hagel, Einar Goebell, Sabine Jordan, Manuel A. Friese, Marylyn M. Addo, Julian Schulze zur Wiesch, Claudia Beisel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
risk factors
PML-directed treatment
survival rate
HIV
JCV
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.632535/full

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