Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
"Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An opportunistic viral infection of the central nervous system associated with conditions that impair cell-mediated immunity (e.g., ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; and COLLAGEN DISEASES). The causative organism is JC Polyomavirus (JC VIRUS) which primarily affects oligodendrocytes, resulting in multiple areas of demyelination. Clinical manifestations include DEMENTIA; ATAXIA; visual disturbances; and other focal neurologic deficits, generally progressing to a vegetative state within 6 months. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp36-7)
MeSH Number(s)
C02.182.500.300.500
C02.256.721.500
C02.290.575
C02.839.550
C10.228.140.695.750
C10.228.228.210.150.300.500
C10.228.228.245.340.575
C10.228.518.750
C10.314.450
Concept/Terms
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
- Leukoencephalopathies, Progressive Multifocal
- Multifocal Leukoencephalopathies, Progressive
- Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathies
- JC Polyomavirus Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, JC Polyomavirus
- Encephalopathy, JC Polyomavirus
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
- Encephalitis, JC Polyomavirus
- JC Polyomavirus Encephalitis
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
- Encephalitis [C02.182.500]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.500.300]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C02.182.500.300.500]
- DNA Virus Infections [C02.256]
- Polyomavirus Infections [C02.256.721]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C02.256.721.500]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C02.290.575]
- Slow Virus Diseases [C02.839]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C02.839.550]
- Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
- Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
- Leukoencephalopathies [C10.228.140.695]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.140.695.750]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.210]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.228.210.150]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.210.150.300]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.228.210.150.300.500]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.228.245]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.228.245.340.575]
- Leukoencephalopathies [C10.228.518]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.518.750]
- Demyelinating Diseases [C10.314]
- Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.314.450]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal" by people in Profiles.
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Polyomavirus Wakes Up and Chooses Neurovirulence. Viruses. 2023 10 18; 15(10).
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Characteristics of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Associated With Sarcoidosis Without Therapeutic Immune Suppression. JAMA Neurol. 2023 06 01; 80(6):624-633.
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after first-line radiotherapy and temozolomide for glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol. 2022 03 12; 24(3):497-498.
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MRI Shrimp Sign in Cerebellar Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: Description and Validation of a Novel Observation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 06; 42(6):1073-1079.
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Central nervous system disease with JC virus infection in adults with congenital HIV. AIDS. 2021 02 02; 35(2):235-244.
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: MRI findings in HIV-infected patients are closer to rituximab- than natalizumab-associated PML. Eur Radiol. 2021 May; 31(5):2944-2955.
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy presenting with acute sensorineural hearing loss in an intestinal transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Aug; 22(4):e13304.
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Unexpected Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Hemodialysis Patient. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020 09; 47(5):727-730.
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Brief Report: Decreased JC Virus-Specific Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity in HIV-Seropositive PML Survivors. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 10 01; 82(2):220-224.
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: A 25-year retrospective cohort study. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2019 11; 6(6).