Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Payne, Eric T.
• Rutka, James T.
• Ho, Tommy K.
• Halliday, William C.
• Banwell, Brenda L.

Titel

Treatment Leading to Dramatic Recovery in Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis

Ist Teil von

• Journal of child neurology, 2007-01, Vol.22 (1), p.109-113

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The clinical course, neuroimaging, neuropathological features, and management of a 7-year-old girl with acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis are reported. Treatment with subtotal bifrontal craniectomies for symptoms of imminent uncal herniation followed by high-dose corticosteroid therapy was associated with dramatic clinical recovery. This report highlights the utility of aggressive intervention in acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, an otherwise fatal disorder.