Treatable Leukoencephalopathy in a Patient with Hypophosphatemia

Treatable Leukoencephalopathy in a Patient with Hypophosphatemia

We report the first patient with pathologically proven leukoencephalopathy associated with hypophosphatemia. A 61-year-old woman had repetitive episodes of decreased consciousness with pontine and pallidal lesions and extensive leukoencephalopathy on MRI, later found to be associated with hypophosph...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Okazaki, Makito Hirano, Tomoki Iwatsu, Masaki Yamana, Hidekazu Suzuki, Takao Satou, Susumu Kusunoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Leukoencephalopathy
Hypophosphatemia
Decreased phosphate level
Phosphate binder
Osmotic myelinolysis
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/454854

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