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Treatment leading to dramatic recovery in acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis.

Eric T Payne1, James T Rutka, Tommy K Ho, William C Halliday, Brenda L Banwell.   

Abstract

The clinical course, neuroimaging, neuropathological features, and management of a 7-year-old girl with acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis are reported. Treatment with subtotal bifrontal craniectomies for symptoms of imminent uncal herniation followed by high-dose corticosteroid therapy was associated with dramatic clinical recovery. This report highlights the utility of aggressive intervention in acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, an otherwise fatal disorder.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17608318     DOI: 10.1177/0883073807299971

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Child Neurol        ISSN: 0883-0738            Impact factor:   1.987


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