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acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy
Etiology:
- idiopathic
Epidemiology:
- much less common than acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Pathology:
- hyperacute form of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
- perivenular demyelination
- diffuse hemorrhagic necrosis of the central nervous system
Complications:
- death is the usual outcome
Management:
- not well established
- combination of immunosuppression &plasma exchange has been proposed
General
leukoencephalopathy
autoimmune disease
demyelinating disease
hemorrhagic stroke
References
- Lann MA, Lovell MA, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK.
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: a critical entity for
forensic pathologists to recognize.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010 Mar;31(1):7-11
PMID: 20010289