Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome associated with hypertension rarely presents with predominant involvement of the brainstem and sparing of the supratentorial regions. In this study, the clinical and neuroimaging features of a 39-year-old woman with hypertensive encephalopathy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings localized to pons and bilateral middle cerebellar peduncl...

We present the clinical, imaging, and neuropathologic data for a family with an autosomal dominant, nonhypertensive, progressive cerebral arteriopathy and leukoencephalopathy. Clinical presentation was characterized by progressive dementia, gait abnormalities, and, in some, Parkinson-like symptoms. MR abnormalities, consisting of white matter T2 hyperintensities and cystic-appearing T1 hypointe...

In this report we are presenting three patients of posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome developing in postpartum period. Two of these patients had persistent imaging abnormalities in posterior parietal and occipital regions leading to focal atrophy of brain along with permanent cortical blindness and recurrent seizures. In both the patients the syndrome was either unrecognized, or remained un...