Methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy presenting as stroke in the emergency department.
Maria Teresa Cruz-CarrerasPatrick ChaftariAnna ShamsniaNandita Guha-ThakurtaCarmen GonzalezPublished in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Methotrexate-induced leukoencephalopathy is to be considered as a potential etiology in any patient presenting with stroke-like symptoms after receiving methotrexate. One of our cases suggests that the method of administration of the methotrexate can be IV or intrathecal and still results in leukoencephalopathy.