Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis – A Rare but Fatal Form of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis – Complicated by Brain Herniation: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hamza M. Alsaid; Mohammad A.A. Atawneh; Sadi Abukhalaf; Amro Daoud; Abdurrahman Hamadah; Kamel Gharaibeh

doi:10.12659/AJCR.935636

27 February 2022 : Case report Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis – A Rare but Fatal Form of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis – Complicated by Brain Herniation: A Case Report and Literature Review

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Hamza M. Alsaid^12ABCDEFG*, Mohammad A.A. Atawneh^1ABCDEFG, Sadi Abukhalaf^1ABCDEFG, Amro Daoud^3EFG, Abdurrahman Hamadah^4CDEF, Kamel Gharaibeh^1ABCDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935636

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935636

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Figure 3. Last CT scan (A–C) on hospital day 5 showing diffuse effacement of sulci and CSF spaces with slit-like ventricles, and crowded foramen magnum, indicating brain herniation.

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