Introduction: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: Progressive degenerative condition of the brain.

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an infrequent disorder of the nervous system that primarily affects individuals with suppressed immune systems (including, allograft recipients such as kidney transplant patients; patients with cancers such as leukemia or lymphoma; and nearly 10% of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The disorder, which is caused by a common human polyomavirus, JC virus, is characterized by demyelination or destruction of the myelin sheath that covers nerve cells. The myelin sheath is the fatty covering — which acts as an insulator — on nerve fibers in the brain. ¹

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