MRI in Chemotherapy induced Leukoencephalopathy: Report of Two Cases and Radiologist's Perspective

J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jul;11(7):TD08-TD09. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/29164.10248. Epub 2017 Jul 1.

Abstract

Leukoencephalopathy is a progressive white matter disease primarily caused due to myelin damage by a variety of factors. Chemotherapy for oncological treatment is an uncommon but important cause of potentially reversible leukoencephalopathy. In current radiological setting, conventional and diffusion weighted MRI play a significant role in early and accurate detection of this entity. We are hereby presenting MRI evaluation of two cases of methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil induced toxic leukoencephalopathy.

Keywords: Diffusion weighted imaging; Methotrexate; Neurotoxicity; Toxic encephalopathy.

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  • Case Reports