Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy: Chasing the imaging findings

Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy: Chasing the imaging findings

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We present a case of a 29-year-old male who was brought into the hospital due to unresponsiveness and found to have heroin inhalational leukoencephalopathy (HLE).HLE is one component of a broad spectrum of opioid encephalopathies that is associated with heroin inhalation 27” Double Wall Oven and other opioids.There is considerable overlap of HLE with other toxic and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathies; however, the specific territories Outdoor Rocking Lounge Chair of brain involvement help distinguish it from other cerebral insults.The goal of this study is to help elucidate the findings of HLE and compare these findings to other toxic and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathies.