progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
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A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus in immune-compromised individuals which causes the loss of white matter (which is made up of myelin, a substance the surrounds and protects nerve fibers) in multiple areas of the brain. The symptoms include hemiparesis, aphasia, dysarthria, hemianopia, cognitive impairment and coma. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007643 url:http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch217/ch217f.html http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007637 url:http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pml/pml.htm url:http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/progressive%20multifocal%20leukoencephalopathy ]
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:22255007
- NCI:C26815
- MESH:D007968
- ICD10CM:A81.2
- ICD9CM:046.3
- GARD:7468
- UMLS_CUI:C0023524
DO_rare_slim, DO_infectious_disease_slim, NCIthesaurus
Term relations
- viral infectious disease
- has symptom some hemiparesis
- has phenotype some Cognitive impairment
- has symptom some dysarthria
- has symptom some aphasia
- has material basis in some JC polyomavirus
- has symptom some coma