Cyclophosphamide Induced Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: Case Report
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Cyclophosphamide-induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): a case report
INTRODUCTION Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity characterized by headache, seizures, decreased vision, impaired consciousness and white matter oedema in bilateral occipitoparietal regions. Hypertensive encephalopathy, eclampsia, immunosuppressive/cytotoxic drugs, organ transplantation, renal disease, autoimmune diseases and vasculitides are reported risk ...
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CASE REPORT A 56-year old female presented with new onset blurry vision, diplopia, headache, and dizziness, 24 hours after being discharged from her local hospital. Her initial hospitalization was for hypertensive urgency with blood pressure as high as 230mmHg systolic, requiring administration of IV enalaprilat. Her symptoms of visual disturbance, headaches, and dizziness started shortly after...
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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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3. Information on permissions/orders of reprints in rheumatology and related fields. Silverman featuring research articles on clinical subjects from scientists working is a monthly international serial edited by Earl D. We read with interest the article by Varaprasad, et al 1 in which the authors studied 13 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and posterior reversible encephalopathy...
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by headache, altered mental status, visual disturbances, and seizures. Radiological features typically include edema of the posterior cerebral regions, especially of the parietooccipital lobes. Atypical imaging features, such as involvement of anterior cerebral regions, deep white matter, and the brain stem are also frequently...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1300-0284,2147-9291
DOI: 10.5336/caserep.2014-39413