Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Centro Medico Zambrano Hellion, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Ave Batallón de San Patricio # 112, Colonia Real de San Agustín, 66278, San Pedro Garza García, N.L., Mexico.
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico.
Neurol Sci. 2017 Dec;38(12):2199-2201. doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-3028-0. Epub 2017 Jun 27.
Weight loss dietary supplements are used with some frequency by an increasingly overweight population. Some products are not adequately regulated and may pose potential health risks. We report two new cases of acute toxic leukoencephalopathy (ATL) due to the use of a supplement marketed as a thermogenic weight loss aid. ATL is a heterogeneous clinic-radiological entity that has been associated with various compounds, such as chemotherapeutic drugs and immunomodulators. It is characterized by an often reversible periventricular and infratentorial demyelination. The commercialization of non-regulated weight loss products continues to be a health risk in our population.
减肥膳食补充剂在超重人群中越来越频繁地被使用。一些产品没有得到充分的监管，可能会带来潜在的健康风险。我们报告了两例新的因使用被宣传为热原性减肥辅助剂的补充剂而导致的急性中毒性脑白质病（ATL）。ATL 是一种异质性的临床-放射学实体，与各种化合物有关，如化疗药物和免疫调节剂。其特征是经常可逆的脑室周围和颅后窝脱髓鞘。不受监管的减肥产品的商业化在我们的人群中仍然是一个健康风险。
