| Literature DB >> 24656986 |
Nimeshan Geevasinga1, Catherine Cole2, Geoffrey K Herkes3, Yael Barnett4, Jamie Lin5, Merrilee Needham3.
Abstract
Sickle cell disease can present with neurological manifestations. One such presentation is with posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy. The condition is classically described as reversible over time; it commonly presents with oedematous changes involving the white matter of the occipital and parietal regions. Only a few patients with the association between sickle cell disease and posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy have been described in the adult literature. We present two patients from our institutions to emphasise the association between the two conditions and summarise the published cases in the literature.Entities:
Keywords: Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome; Sickle cell anaemia; Sickle cell disease
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24656986 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.10.028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurosci ISSN: 0967-5868 Impact factor: 1.961