PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eng, P. M.
AU  - Turnbull, B. R.
AU  - Cook, S. F.
AU  - Davidson, J. E.
AU  - Kurth, T.
AU  - Seeger, J. D.
TI  - Characteristics and antecedents of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an insured population
AID  - 10.1212/01.wnl.0000233918.21986.9c
DP  - 2006 Sep 12
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 884--886
VI  - 67
IP  - 5
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/67/5/884.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/67/5/884.full
SO  - Neurology2006 Sep 12; 67
AB  - Based on health insurance claims from a large U.S. health insurer, the authors identified 44 progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) cases from 2002 through 2004 and described their characteristics, including antecedent diagnoses and treatments as well as survival. Immunosuppressive conditions such as HIV/AIDS, rather than potentially immunosuppressive treatments, were the main antecedents of PML. A lower mortality was observed among PML patients whose antecedent diagnosis was HIV/AIDS, the majority of whom received highly active antiretroviral therapy.