Toxic leukoencephalopathy (mnemonic)

Last revised by Joshua Yap ◉ on 25 Jul 2022

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Deng F, Yap J, Hacking C, Toxic leukoencephalopathy (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74476

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74476

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/74476

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74476

Article created:

24 Feb 2020, Francis Deng ◉

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Last revised:

25 Jul 2022, Joshua Yap ◉

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

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Mnemonics

A mnemonic to remember the more common causes of toxic leukoencephalopathy is:

CHOICES ¹

Mnemonic

C: chemotherapy (e.g. methotrexate)
H: heroin
O: other opioids
I: immunosuppressant drugs or imidazole
C: cocaine
E: ethanol or environmental (e.g. carbon monoxide)
S: splenial lesions (reversible secondary to: CLOCCs, antiepileptic drugs, chemotherapy, immunosuppressant drugs, etc.)