Acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis localised to the brainstem and cerebellum: a report of two cases.
Two cases of acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis localised to the brainstem and cerebellum are reported. One followed the insertion of a ventriculoatrial shunt and the other an upper respiratory tract infection. The rare previously reported cases of this condition involving mainly the posterior fossa structures are reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000473:pathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000473:pathology; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed