Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and eclampsia: Neuroimaging features
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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...
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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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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-neuro-radiological entity may develop in patients with pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or delayed postpartum eclampsia, immunological conditions and with certain anti-neoplastic agents. This case report describes about a patient with pregnancy induced hypertension who developed PRES postnatally. Early recognition and treatment prevented ...
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemorrhage is known to occur in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), but the characteristics have not been analyzed in detail. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the imaging and clinical features of hemorrhage in PRES. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective assessment of 151 patients with PRES was performed, and 23 patients were identified who had in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2455-3069
DOI: 10.4103/jcrsm.jcrsm_34_19