Progressive Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome Related with Drug-refractory Hypertension in a Patient with Pheochromocytoma
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Progressive Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome Related with Drug-refractory Hypertension in a Patient with Pheochromocytoma
Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neuroradiological syndrome characterized by headache, altered mental status, visual disturbance, and seizures with diagnostic MRI features, especially in the territories of posterior circulation. Reversibility of clinical and radiologic findings is generally regarded as a defining feature of PRES. Case Report: A 72-year old ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurocritical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2005-0348
DOI: 10.18700/jnc.2014.7.2.141