Abstract
With the aid of CT acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy (AHL) was diagnosed before death in a 65 year old woman. On the histopathological evidence, which is very similar to that for experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), AHL is considered to be a highly acute variant of parainfective encephalomyelitis.
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In una donna di 65 anni, con l'ausilio della TAC, la diagnosi di leucoencefalite acuta emorragica è stata posta prima dell'exitus. Sulla base dei reperti istopatologici molto simili a quelli dell'encefalomielite allergica sperimentale, la leucoencefalite acuta emorragica viene interpretata come variante iperacuta di una encefalomielite parainfettiva.
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Barontini, F., Di Lollo, S. & Toscani, L. Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalopathy: Clinical and CT diagnosis and histopathological confirmation in an elderly patient. Ital J Neuro Sci 5, 215–218 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02043226
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