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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
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==Signs and symptoms== Symptoms can develop over several weeks to months, and they depend on location of damage in the brain and the degree of damage. The most prominent symptoms are "clumsiness, progressive weakness, and visual, speech, and sometimes personality changes".<ref name=NIH/> The lesions affecting the [[Parietal lobe|parietal]] and [[Occipital lobe|occipital]] lobes of the brain can lead to a phenomenon known as [[alien hand syndrome]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Panikkath |first1=Ragesh |last2=Panikkath |first2=Deepa |last3=Mojumder |first3=Deb |last4=Nugent |first4=Kenneth |title=The alien hand syndrome |journal=Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=219β220 |pmc=4059570 |year=2014 |pmid=24982566 |doi=10.1080/08998280.2014.11929115 }}</ref>
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