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- Title
BK virus-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
- Authors
Daveson, Kathryn L.; Ong, Chong W.; Bowden, Scott; Koina, Mark E.; Hallam, Lavinia A.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 71-year-old female patient diagnosed with BK virus-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). It states that the patient had difficulty in following three-step command and had paraphasia and constructional apraxia. The neurological state of the patient deteriorated and her symptoms did not improved. It also mentions that after undergoing brain biopsy, the patient died.
- Subjects
BK virus diseases; PROGRESSIVE multifocal leukoencephalopathy; PARAGRAMMATISM; APRAXIA; BIOPSY
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2013, Vol 198, Issue 4, p216
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5694/mja12.10072