Clinical analysis of 11 patients with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome / 中国基层医药

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ObjectiveTo explore the clinical characteristics of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome ( RPLS ),in order to deepen the awareness of the disease.MethodsThe clinical data of 11 patients with RPLS in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsIn the 11 cases with RPLS,there were two cases of pregnancy induced hypertension,preeclampsia(38 weeks pregnant),four eases of chronic renal insufficiency,four cases of malignant hypertension,and one case of lung cancer after chemotherapy.The main clinical presentations were headache,abnormality of visual perception,mental and behavioral abnormalities,ataxia,epileptic seizure and so on.The neuroimaging performances were extensive white matter abnormalities of the rear of the bilateral cerebral hemispheres,such as the parietal-occipital temporal lobe lesions,also involving the brain stem,cerebellum,thalamus and other parts.ConclusionThe clinical characteristics and neuroimaging performances of RPLS has certain characteristics,the majority of lesions were reversible,if the early diagnosis and treatment,the prognosis is usually good.