A Case of Leuprolide-Induced Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
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A case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a condition characterised by headache, confusion, seizures and visual disturbances. This can occur in high blood pressure and eclampsia. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard. Usually the symptoms tend to resolve after a period of time. It was fi rst described by Hinchey in 1996. We had a 22-years-old primi that has delivered a caesarean...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurocritical Care
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2508-1349
DOI: 10.18700/jnc.160071