Hellp syndrome, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome and eclampsia

Hellp syndrome, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome and eclampsia.

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome.

Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Hinchey et al used the term „reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome“ in 1996 to describe a syndrome characterized by headache, confusion, seizures and vision disturbances, including cortical blindness, connected with reversible changes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which pointed to the white matter eodema, predominantly in the posterior brain regions (1). Initially, this ...

A Typical Case of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with Postpartum Eclampsia-HELLP Syndrome

Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a reversible syndrome characterized by seizures, headache, altered mentation, and loss of vision associated with white matter changes on imaging. Case: A 37-year-old multigravida woman had a severe, immediate postpartum eclampsia-HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, low platelet count) with PRES characterized...

Posterior-reversible-encephalopathy syndrome and antepartum eclampsia.

PRES is a cliniconeuroradiologic entity in which the patient presents with headache, altered mentation, seizures, cortical blindness, and rarely focal neurologic signs. On imaging in majority of cases, characteristic changes suggestive of edema are noted in the posterior irrigation area of the brain. One of the differential diagnoses of PRES in pregnancy and postpartum period is cortical venous...