Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after intravenous caffeine for post-lumbar puncture headaches.
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A 33-year-old woman developed severe post-lumbar puncture headaches in the course of work-up for multiple sclerosis. Immediately after receiving treatment with intravenous caffeine, she became blind and experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Brain MR imaging then showed vasogenic parieto-occipital edema. She recovered clinically and radiologically within 72 hours. After 1 year of follow-up, there was no recurrence of symptoms or radiologic changes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 30 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009