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A81.2 [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
A81.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A] progressive multifocal demyelination in cerebral white matter giving rise to dementia, spastic paralysis, and sometimes blindness and resulting from opportunistic infection with papova viruses.

OBS

A81.2: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
  • progressive multifocal leucoencephalitis
  • progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy
  • progressive multi-focal leukoencephalitis
  • progressive multi-focal leucoencephalopathy
  • progressive multi-focal leucoencephalitis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A81.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Encéphalite d'origine virale pouvant associer des troubles de la vue, une paralysie et une démence.

OBS

A81.2 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Key term(s)
  • leuco-encéphalopathie multifocale progressive
  • leuco-encéphalite multifocale progressive

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades víricas
  • Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es)
A81.2
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Infección oportunista causada por el Papovavirus, que causa daños en el cerebro y la médula espinal, lo que conduce a la demencia progresiva, el coma y la muerte; sus manifestaciones iniciales son pérdida del control muscular, parálisis, ceguera, problemas de lenguaje y un estado mental alterado [...]

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