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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Category: disease Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) = viral infection caused by JC-virus (papovagroup) sympt: slowly progressive, focal neurology, sometimes seizures, no headache or fever CT: multiple hypodensities in white matter without contrast enhancement or space occupying effect MRI: specific hyperintense white matter abormalities (T2) LP: normal PA: demyelinisation, abnormal oligodendrocytes, JC-virus ther: experimental: cytarabine 2 mg/kg/dd iv during 5 days course: median survival 4 months Last modified: 2007-11-21 Level: physician Article visits: 489 Home Archive Edit article	NEUROWIKI NEWS Wiki closed for anonymous data entry Welcome to NeuroWiki.com >> Older articles
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