Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) as a complication of Guillain-Barre’ syndrome (GBS)
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Clinically silent posterior reversible encephalopathy in Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Terson's syndrome has traditionally been associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Litten first described it in 1881, noting intra-retinal hemorrhage associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Later, in 1900, Terson described vitreous hemorrhage following subarachnoid hemorrhage. His name subsequently became associated with this syndrome. Case reports of the association of raised intracranial pres...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216757