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. 1996 Mar;17(3):597-600.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: clinical and MR response to treatment.

K Garrels 1, W Kucharczyk 1, G Wortzman 1, M Shandling 1
PMCID: PMC8337997  PMID: 8881262

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a fatal demyelinating disease that occurs in immunocompromised hosts. We describe two patients with biopsy-proved PML who showed improvement clinically and radiologically after medical therapy. These cases reveal that interval improvement can in rare instances be consistent with a diagnosis of PML.

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