Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Synonyms

Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior

Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy

Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy

A condition that is characterized by HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and visual loss with edema in the posterior aspects of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, such as the BRAIN STEM. Generally, lesions involve the white matter (nerve fibers) but occasionally the grey matter (nerve cell bodies).