Opiate leukoencephalopathy in a pediatric patient

Kevin Wong; Dane C. Van Tassel; Jeffrey H. Miller; Cory M. Pfeifer

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2019.04.007

Opiate leukoencephalopathy in a pediatric patient

Kevin Wong, Dane C. Van Tassel, Jeffrey H. Miller, Cory M. Pfeifer

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Abstract

A 17-year-old male presented from an outside facility in acute respiratory failure and profound hypotension. He was found to have classic MRI brain findings of opiate-induced leukoencephalopathy which was corroborated with urine drug screen and history. This entity has been described in the adults but is not as well recognized in the pediatric population. As the opiate epidemic continues to evolve, this case brings heightened awareness of this disorder to pediatric radiologists.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	829-831
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	14
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.04.007
State	Published - Jul 2019

Keywords

Opiate leukoencephalopathy
Pediatric opiate intoxication

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Opiate leukoencephalopathy in a pediatric patient

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