title: Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy.
abstract: Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) is a progressive, usually fatal, demyelinating disease of the CNS that is associated with infection of oligodendrocytes by the papovavirus JC. The incidence of PML is rising as a consequence of the AIDS epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University College of London Medical School, Middlesex Hospital.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007577:JC Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000472:pathogenicity