A 58-year-old man with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple strokes.

Francesca MagrinelliSara MariottoGianpaolo NadaliGiuseppe TodeschiniMassimiliano LanzafameTiziana CavallaroSalvatore MonacoSergio Ferrari

Published in: Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) (2021)

A 58-year-old male with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with fever, chest pain, and acute-onset neurological deficits suggestive of multiple strokes (A). Brain autopsy revealed softening areas in the brain parenchyma (B, C) corresponding to extensive necrosis (D) caused by neuroinvasion by Aspergillus hyphae (E, F) necrosis (D) caused by neuroinvasion by Aspergillus hyphae (E, F).

Keyphrases

chronic lymphocytic leukemia
resting state
white matter
cerebral ischemia
liver failure
functional connectivity
cell wall
multiple sclerosis
subarachnoid hemorrhage
aortic dissection
brain injury