Favourable Outcome in a 33-Year-Old Female with Acute Haemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis.

Autor:	Solis WG; Department of Neurosurgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia., Waller SE; Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia., Harris AK; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology North Hunter, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia., Sugo E; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology North Hunter, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia., Hansen MA; Department of Neurosurgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia., Lechner-Scott J; Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Case reports in neurology [Case Rep Neurol] 2017 May 05; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 106-113. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 05 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI:	10.1159/000472706
Abstrakt:	Background: Acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) is a rare and rapidly fatal disease of unknown aetiology. There is a paucity of literature on the presentation and management of this rare disease. Case Description: We report the case of a 33-year-old female presenting with headache and left-sided apraxia. Imaging revealed a right-sided white matter lesion with extensive cytotoxic oedema. Pathology was suggestive of AHLE. She underwent an open excisional biopsy and was treated with high-dose corticosteroids. Three months since symptom onset she remains clinically well with resolving apraxia and radiological appearance. Conclusion: This case may represent a milder spectrum of AHLE, which responded favourably to corticosteroids.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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