1.
Urologie
; 62(12): 1309-1314, 2023 Dec.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37816873
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Acta Neurol Scand
; 124(3): 218-20, 2011 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21595634
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) affects predominantly the parietal and occipital lobes. Frequent clinical features are epileptic seizure, altered mental status and visual disturbances. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We present the first case of a patient with pericarditis and mitral valve insufficiency, who developed PRES after application of a glycerolnitrate patch day three post-operatively and whose neurological deficits improved within 2 days after withdrawal of patch therapy. CONCLUSION: The precise pathomechanism of PRES is unknown. The lower sympathetic innervation of the posterior circulation may be one explanation for its particular vulnerability to vasodilatation caused by glycerolnitrate.