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ArticleAutopsy & case reports2023

Spongiform leukoencephalopathy unveiled in an autopsy of a drug abuser.

Hemlata Jangir, Govinda Balmuchu, Jhansi Lakshmi Mylapalli, Arulselvi Subramanian, Sanjeev Lalwani

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Hemlata JangirAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8357-8347
Govinda BalmuchuAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Department of Forensic Pathology and Molecular DNA, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5135-8569
Jhansi Lakshmi MylapalliAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Department of Forensic Pathology and Molecular DNA, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5620-4545
Arulselvi SubramanianAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7797-6683
Sanjeev LalwaniAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Department of Forensic Pathology and Molecular DNA, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7272-9579

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxic leukoencephalopathy (TLE) is a rare neurological debilitating and fatal condition. It has been previously associated with exposure to leukotoxic offenders such as chemotherapy, cranial radiation, certain drugs, and environmental factors. Currently, it is a commoner white matter syndrome resulting from increased substance abuse, classically by inhaled heroin and other opioids. Herein, we report a case of fatal TLE unveiled in an autopsy of a drug abuser. A 24-year-old male was found dead on the roadside. A day before, he was located in a state of delirium. In this case, the autopsy findings and histopathology characteristics of cerebral cortex involvement particularly directed to speculate the heroine as the principal offender.

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Forensic ToxicologyLeukoencephalopathyProgressive MultifocalPsychosesSubstance-Induced

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PMID38213876
PMCPMC10782519

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