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Cerebellar Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient Presenting with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Joint Authors
Garcia-Carretero, Rafael
San Jose Montano, Blanca
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease caused by the JC virus, a polyomavirus that can be reactivated under certain immunosuppressive conditions, such as AIDS, immunomodulatory therapy, and haematological malignancies.
However, a few cases of immunocompetent patients have been reported in which no immunodeficiency was present.
We describe the case of an 83-year-old immunocompetent man who presented with severe cerebellar symptoms with an MRI scan suggestive of severe demyelinating disease.
We were not able to identify any occult immunosuppression or malignancy in our patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garcia-Carretero, Rafael& San Jose Montano, Blanca. 2017. Cerebellar Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient Presenting with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147096
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garcia-Carretero, Rafael& San Jose Montano, Blanca. Cerebellar Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient Presenting with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147096
American Medical Association (AMA)
Garcia-Carretero, Rafael& San Jose Montano, Blanca. Cerebellar Involvement in an Immunocompetent Patient Presenting with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147096
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147096