leukoencephalopathy
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leukoencephalopathy
[loo″ko-en-sef″ah-lop´ah-the]any of a group of diseases affecting the white substance of the brain. The term leukodystrophy is used to denote such disorders due to defective formation and maintenance of myelin in infants and children.
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leu·ko·en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy
(lū'kō-en-sef'ă-lop'ă-thē),White matter changes first described in children with leukemia, associated with radiation and chemotherapy injury, often associated with methotrexate; pathologically characterized by diffuse reactive astrocytosis with multiple areas of necrotic foci without inflammation.
[leuko- + G. enkephalos, brain, + pathos, suffering]
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leu·ko·en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy
(lū'kō-en-sef'ă-lop'ă-thē)White matter changes first described in children with leukemia, associated with radiation and chemotherapy injury, often associated with methotrexate; pathologically characterized by diffuse reactive astrocytosis with multiple areas of necrotic foci without inflammation.
Synonym(s): leucoencephalopathy.
Synonym(s): leucoencephalopathy.
[leuko- + G. enkephalos, brain, + pathos, suffering]
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