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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul;45(4):564-5.
doi: 10.1093/ageing/afw052. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy masquerading as cerebellar infarction

Ruth H Willott  1 , Wayne Sunman  2 , Sunil K Munshi  3
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy masquerading as cerebellar infarction

Ruth H Willott et al. Age Ageing. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Progressive neurological signs and symptoms, in immunocompromised individuals, could be due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). We report the case of a patient who present a stroke unit with symptoms that were consistent initially with a posterior circulation stroke. Prior chemotherapy with Rituximab, for a lymphoma, had predisposed the patient to infection with the JC virus. Physicians need to be aware of the condition, and patients need to aware of these risks of chemotherapy.

Keywords: ataxia; brain infarction; older people; posterior circulation; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; rituximab; stroke.

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