Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome [PRES]
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2012; 22 (3): 168-170
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome [PRES] is a clinicoradiologic entity. Neurotoxicity with characteristic watershed CT/MR imaging features characterize this condition. This case report describes PRES syndrome in a 35-year-old patient admitted with eclampsia. On the first postpartum day; she developed severe headache, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and visual symptoms including transient visual loss. MRI scan of the brain showed symmetric areas of hyperintense signal on T2-weighted images in the occipital lobes bilaterally. Patient improved symptomatically. Repeat MRI of the brain 4 months after initial admission showed resolution of the previous abnormalities
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Méditerranée orientale
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Année:
2012
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