Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive drug mainly used to lower the risk of transplant rejection in individuals who are post solid organ or hematopoietic transplantation. It is a macrolide which reduces peptidyl-propyl isomerase activity and inhibits calcineurin, thus inhibiting T-lymphocyte signal transduction and interleukin-2 (IL-2) transcription. It has been associated with Posterior Reversibl...

Stroke mimickers are common, and they represent a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. Many, like posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), are easily reversible. The manifestation of PRES is characterised by headaches, convulsions, altered mental functioning and blindness. In most cases, computed tomography of the brain will show hypodense lesions in the parieto-occpitial lobe, which ...

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) refers to a clinicoradiologic entity with characteristic features on neuro-imaging and non-specific symptoms comprising headache, confusion, visual disturbances and seizures. The lesions in PRES are thought to be due to vasogenic oedema, predominantly in the posterior cerebral hemispheres, and are reversible with appropriate management. We rep...

119 Decompressive Craniectomy for Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Abstract Type: Case Report/Case Series Amy I. Lee, M.D.; Patrick Shih, M.D.; John C. Liu, M.D. Northwestern University Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a poorly understood, rare condition associated with obstetrical deliveries. Medical management is directed at treatment of the underlying cause ...

Complications of (pre)eclampsia may involve multiple systems and organs. Neurological symptoms may occur. Visual symptoms concern up to 25% the of patients with severe preeclampsia and 50% of the patients with eclampsia. An uncommon effect of severe preeclampsia is sudden blindness. Blindness may be part of a clinical and radiological presentation named Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndr...

I com mend the ex cel lent work of Dr Ken-nedy, Dr Lam, and the work ing group that pro vided the Clin i cal Guide lines for the Treat ment of De pres sive Dis or ders (1). This let ter is to pro vide up dated in for ma-tion from a sys tem atic re view of short-term dy namic psychotherapies (STDPs) cur rently be ing con ducted under the Cochrane Col lab o ra tion (2) and to dem on strate that c...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological entity characterised by headache, seizures, visual disturbance, altered mental status and vasogenic oedema on neuro-imaging. We report a rare case of PRES in a 8-year-old female with Crohn's disease (CD) following Infliximab administration and colectomy. METHOD Clinical case reported including a ...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological syndrome, composed of symptoms such as headache, seizures, visual disturbances, lethargy, confusion, stupor, focal neurologic findings and radiological findings of bilateral gray and white matter abnormalities suggestive of edema in the posterior regions of the cerebral hemispheres. PRES is associated with significant...

INTRODUCTION In some cases, scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is not easily distinguishable from other thrombotic microangiopathies such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, especially when the presentation includes neurological or extra-renal manifestations. Here, we present a case of SRC who developed a rare neurotoxic complication, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).A 36-yea...

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects mainly the aorta, main aortic branches, and pulmonary arteries. Diverse neurological manifestations of TA have rarely been reported in children. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neuroradiological condition that presents with headache, seizure, visual disturbances, and characteristi...