About The Medical Condition JC Polyomavirus Encephalopathy

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JC Polyomavirus Encephalopathy

JC Polyomavirus Encephalopathy Medical Condition Defined & Explained
JC Polyomavirus Encephalopathy Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition JC Polyomavirus Encephalopathy?

An opportunistic viral infection of the central nervous system associated with conditions that impair cell-mediated immunity (e.g., ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; and COLLAGEN DISEASES). The causative organism is JC Polyomavirus (JC VIRUS) which primarily affects oligodendrocytes, resulting in multiple areas of demyelination. Clinical manifestations include DEMENTIA; ATAXIA; visual disturbances; and other focal neurologic deficits, generally progressing to a vegetative state within 6 months. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp36-7)

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