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. 1991 Jan;54(1):77–79. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.54.1.77

Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with cerebral involvement.

G Stoll 1, K Reiners 1, A Schwartz 1, F G Kaup 1, C Althaus 1, H J Freund 1
PMCID: PMC1014306  PMID: 2010765

Abstract

In a patient with angiographically proven cerebral vasculitis five months after acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) neurological symptoms promptly responded to steroid treatment. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed a lymphocytic pleocytosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multifocal white matter lesions in the hemispheres and the brain stem suggesting a diffuse subcortical vasculitis.

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