Transient, severe periventricular hypodensity after leukemic prophylaxis with cranial irradiation and intrathecal methotrexate.
Serial computed tomography (CT) demonstrated complete resolution of severe periventricular hypodensity occurring in a child after receiving prophylaxis for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The resolution of this encephalopathy suggests that early changes of subacute necrotizing leukoencephalopathy are reversible and CT is copable of detecting these early changes.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008727:Methotrexate