Stroke-Like Presentation of Toxic Leukoencephalopathy as the Initial Manifestation of HIV Infection

Björn Reuter; Marc E Wolf; Alex Förster; Kira Kalvin; Kristina Szabo; Hansjörg Bäzner; Michael G Hennerici

doi:10.1159/000346033

Stroke-Like Presentation of Toxic Leukoencephalopathy as the Initial Manifestation of HIV Infection

Case Rep Neurol. 2012 Sep;4(3):231-5. doi: 10.1159/000346033. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Authors

Björn Reuter¹, Marc E Wolf, Alex Förster, Kira Kalvin, Kristina Szabo, Hansjörg Bäzner, Michael G Hennerici

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.

Abstract

The toxic leukoencephalopathy syndrome is increasingly recognized, but rarely presents as an acute cerebrovascular syndrome. We report a 23-year-old man with sudden onset of a right hemispheric sensorimotor syndrome and final diagnosis of HIV-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy.

Keywords: HIV; Immunosuppression; Stroke mimic; Toxic leukoencephalopathy syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports