MRI in Chemotherapy induced Leukoencephalopathy: Report of Two Cases and Radiologist’s Perspective
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 7
Abstract
Leukoencephalopathy is a progressive white matter disease primarily caused due to myelin damage by a variety of factors. Chemotherapy for oncological treatment is an uncommon but important cause of potentially reversible leukoencephalopathy. In current radiological setting, conventional and diffusion weighted MRI play a significant role in early and accurate detection of this entity. We are hereby presenting MRI evaluation of two cases of methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil induced toxic leukoencephalopathy.
Authors and Affiliations
Geetika Sindhwani, Manali Arora, Vishal Dhirenbhai Thakker, Abhinav Jain
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