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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy: Chasing the imaging findings.

Brandon Thinh Duc Dang, Leszek Pisinski, Alan Victor Krauthamer, Sudha Ramachandran

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4 authors.

Brandon Thinh Duc DangDepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.
Leszek PisinskiDepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.
Alan Victor KrauthamerDepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.
Sudha RamachandranDepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a 29-year-old male who was brought into the hospital due to unresponsiveness and found to have heroin inhalational leukoencephalopathy (HLE). HLE is one component of a broad spectrum of opioid encephalopathies that is associated with heroin inhalation and other opioids. There is considerable overlap of HLE with other toxic and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathies; however, the specific territories of brain involvement help distinguish it from other cerebral insults. The goal of this study is to help elucidate the findings of HLE and compare these findings to other toxic and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathies.

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Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathyHypoxic encephalopathyOpiatesOpioidsToxic encephalopathy

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PMID38983293
PMCPMC11228629

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