Conditions / Infectious
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
info · Infectious · ICD-10: A81.2
A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus (Betapolyomavirus secuhominis) 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
A viral infectious disease that involves reactivation of JC polyomavirus (Betapolyomavirus secuhominis) 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.