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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2020

Pediatric Acute Toxic Leukoencephalopathy: Prediction of the Clinical Outcome by FLAIR and DWI for Various Etiologies.

K Ozturk, J Rykken, A M McKinney

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K OzturkFrom the Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. oztur027@umn.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9664-2347
J RykkenFrom the Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-1958-2448
A M McKinneyFrom the Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0003-2530-5970
University of Minnesota · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposePediatric acute toxic leukoencephalopathy is a clinicoradiologic entity comprising various etiologies. This study aimed to identify the MR imaging appearance of pediatric acute toxic leukoencephalopathy from various etiologies and determine whether the etiology correlates with clinical outcome. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the electronic records of patients with pediatric acute toxic leukoencephalopathy younger than 19 years of age who had MR imaging within <2 weeks of presentation, including DWI and FLAIR sequences. Two neuroradiologists scored the DWI and FLAIR severity and measured the percentage ADC reduction within the visibly affected regions and normal-appearing WM. The percentage ADC reduction and DWI and FLAIR severity were correlated with clinical outcome using the Spearman correlation.

resultsOf 22 children, 3 were excluded due to a nontoxic cause or incomplete examination. Regarding the included 19 children (mean age, 13 years), the etiologies of pediatric acute toxic leukoencephalopathy were the following: methotrexate (

conclusionsThe DWI and FLAIR severity scores appear highly prognostic, whereas percentage ADC reduction is moderately prognostic for clinical outcomes in pediatric acute toxic leukoencephalopathy. Immunosuppressive pediatric acute toxic leukoencephalopathy tends toward favorable outcomes, and fludarabine tends toward worse outcomes.

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AdolescentAntineoplastic AgentsChildDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansImmunosuppression TherapyLeukoencephalopathiesMaleRetrospective StudiesUremiaAntineoplastic Agents

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