Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Case Without Clear Evidence of Immunodeficiency

GÜLER A. , GÖKÇAY F. , Haznedaroglu D. , GÖKÇAY A. , Zeytinoglu A. , SAGDUYU A. K. , ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, cilt.29, ss.640-644, 2012 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 29 Konu: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.640-644

Özet

Introduction: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy(PML) is a rare demyelinating disease of the central nervous system due to reactivation of a latent infection with JC papovavirus. PML predominantly occurs in severely immunosupressed patients, mostly as a late complication of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and lymphoproliferative disorders. Clinically it is manifested by motor and sensory deficits, ataxia, cognitive impairment and dementia, corresponding to central nervous system (CNS) lesions. It is difficult to distinguish PML clinically from immune-mediated diseases of the CNS, such as multiple sclerosis, neuropsychiatric sistemic lupus erythematosus and CNS vasculitis.