A viral infection of the coating around the nerves of the brain. Symptoms: Memory loss, motor control problems, mood changes, seizures, vision impairment and/or speech impairment.
a rapidly progressing, often fatal brain disease believed to be caused by the JC papovavirus. PML infects oligodendrocytes (support cells in the brain) and leads to deterioration of the brain's white matter. Symptoms include headache, changes in mental status, speech and vision difficulties, limb weakness, seizures, loss of coordination and paralysis.
a viral infection of the brain -- commonly abbreviated as PML. Symptoms include memory loss, loss of strength, coma, and death. This is considered an AIDS-defining condition in the United States.
a rapidly progressing, often fatal brain disease believed to be caused by the Jacob-Creutzfeldt (JC) papovavirus. PML infects oligodendrocytes (support cells in the brain) and leads to dysfunctional nerve signal transmission. Symptoms include headaches, changes in mental status, speech and vision difficulties, limb weakness, seizures, partial paralysis and loss of coordination.
A disease caused by a virus that destroys white matter in localized areas of the brain. It is regarded as an AIDS-defining illness.
A rapidly debilitating opportunistic infection that affects the brain and the spinal cord.
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), also known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis, is a rare and usually fatal viral disease that is characterized by progressive damage (-pathy) or inflammation (-itis) of the white matter (leuko-) of the brain (-encephalo-) at multiple locations (multifocal). It occurs almost exclusively in people with severe immune deficiency, e.g. transplant patients on immunosuppressive medications, or AIDS patients.
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a disease that damages the myelin which covers and protects nerves in the brain, specifically in the barin`s white matter. Myelin is an insulating tissue layer that forms around nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Its purpose is maintain fast, efficient impulse transmission along the nerve cells.
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