Background: Central neurological involvement is the most frequent extra hematological manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia; it is multifactorial and rarely due to a cerebral localization of the disease. We report a case of cerebral localization of chronic lymphoid leukemia whose clinical and radiological aspects were very suggestive of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Case Presentation: A 65-year-old patient who was HIV-negative (human immunodeficiency virus), had consulted for bilateral axillary, cervical and inguinal lymphadenopathy associated with major asthenia and hyper lymphocytosis (lymphocyte count was 11 giga/l). Chronic lymphocyticleukemia with TP53 mutation was diagnosed and treatment with Ibrutinib 420 mg/day was initiated. After 2 months of treatment, the evolution was marked by the onset of neurological disorders whose clinical-radiological presentation and temporal evolution had led to the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. In the absence of virological evidence in the cerebrospinal fluid analysis, a stereotactic biopsy of the brain lesions had been performed, making it possible to formally rule out this infectious hypothesis and to demonstrate cerebral invasion by tumour cells. Immuno-chemotherapy combining Rituximab-Cyclophosphamide-Doxorubicin-Vincristine-Prednisone-Ibrutinib (RCHOP-Ibrutinib) with intrathecal chemotherapy resulted in a very good clinicalradiological response. Conclusion: The appearance of neurological manifestations in the context of chronic lymphocytic leukemia must systematically lead to a search for a cerebral localization of the disease. In the absence of virological evidence in the cerebrospinal fluid, any suspicion of progressive How to cite this paper: Sandouno, T.
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