Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 5-6, December 2016, pages 106-110

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Axial view of magnetic resonance imaging of brain showing bilateral occipital, parietal, frontal cortex and subcortical white matter hyperintensities.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Axial view showing bilateral occipital, parietal, frontal cortex and subcortical white matter T2/FLAIR hyperintensities.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Sagittal view of magnetic resonance imaging of brain showing bilateral occipital, parietal, frontal cortex and subcortical white matter hyperintensities.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Coronal view of magnetic resonance imaging of brain showing bilateral occipital, parietal, frontal cortex and subcortical white matter hyperintensities.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showing bilateral occipital, parietal, frontal cortex and subcortical white matter T2/FLAIR hyperintensities.

Tables

Table 1. PRES-Associated Clinical Conditions [6, 8]
 
Preeclampsia
Eclampsia
Infection/sepsis/shock
Autoimmune disease
Cancer chemotherapy
Transplantation including bone marrow or stem cell transplantation
Hypertension

 

Table 2. Imaging Patterns in PRES [15]
 
Holohemispheric watershed
Superior frontal sulcus
Dominant parietal/occipital
Partial and/or asymmetric PRES

 

Table 3. Case Reports of PRES Associated With Blood Transfusion
 
No.Age/sexPre- and post-transfusion Hb (g /dL)Interval (days)HTNSequelaeCause of anemiaReference
145/F2.0/10.02YesNoneMyoma uteri[20]
248/F3.0/8.06YesNoneMyoma uteri[21]
347/F1.5/10.97NoVisual defect, numbness of extremityAplastic anemia[22]
458/F7.7/10.98YesNoneCancer surgery[23]
577/F9.2/13.317YesNoneCancer surgery[23]
632/F5.7/12.55NoNoneMyoma uteri[24]
742/F5.7/11.76NoNoneCKD, cirrhosis of liver[25]
856/F2.0/9.26YesNoneCorpus uteri[26]