Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
ObjectiveAnalyze the cases of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) admitted in a Neurology Department during an 8-year period.MethodRetrospective observational study in a central hospital in the north of Portugal.Results14 patients were identified, mean age 52.3 years. Precipitating f...
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doaj-9a540ff438154ee398877c255381802d2020-11-24T22:32:06ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272015-01-01731364010.1590/0004-282X20140176S0004-282X2015000100036Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeP Ricardo PereiraJoão PinhoMargarida RodriguesJoão RochaFilipa SousaJosé AmorimManuel RibeiroJaime RochaCarla FerreiraObjectiveAnalyze the cases of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) admitted in a Neurology Department during an 8-year period.MethodRetrospective observational study in a central hospital in the north of Portugal.Results14 patients were identified, mean age 52.3 years. Precipitating factors included: eclampsia, isolated arterial hypertension, spinal trauma and autonomic dysreflexia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, sepsis, sarcoidosis and pulmonary cryptococcosis and drugs. Most patients presented posterior-predominant vasogenic edema lesions, however 64.2% presented frontal lesions and in 42.8% cerebellum was involved. Four patients also had acute ischemic lesions and 1 had hemorrhagic lesions. During follow-up 10 patients recovered fully, 2 recovered partially, 1 suffered a recurrence and 2 died in hospital.ConclusionPRES has many etiological factors. The terms posterior and reversible should be revised because PRES frequently involves other brain regions and it is not always reversible. PRES patients may develop life-threatening complications and mortality is not negligible.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000100036&lng=en&tlng=ensíndrome de encefalopatia posterior reversíveledema vasogénicohipertensão arterial |
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P Ricardo Pereira João Pinho Margarida Rodrigues João Rocha Filipa Sousa José Amorim Manuel Ribeiro Jaime Rocha Carla Ferreira Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria síndrome de encefalopatia posterior reversível edema vasogénico hipertensão arterial |
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P Ricardo Pereira João Pinho Margarida Rodrigues João Rocha Filipa Sousa José Amorim Manuel Ribeiro Jaime Rocha Carla Ferreira |
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Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
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Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
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Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
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Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
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Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
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clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome |
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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ObjectiveAnalyze the cases of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) admitted in a Neurology Department during an 8-year period.MethodRetrospective observational study in a central hospital in the north of Portugal.Results14 patients were identified, mean age 52.3 years. Precipitating factors included: eclampsia, isolated arterial hypertension, spinal trauma and autonomic dysreflexia, Guillain-Barré syndrome, sepsis, sarcoidosis and pulmonary cryptococcosis and drugs. Most patients presented posterior-predominant vasogenic edema lesions, however 64.2% presented frontal lesions and in 42.8% cerebellum was involved. Four patients also had acute ischemic lesions and 1 had hemorrhagic lesions. During follow-up 10 patients recovered fully, 2 recovered partially, 1 suffered a recurrence and 2 died in hospital.ConclusionPRES has many etiological factors. The terms posterior and reversible should be revised because PRES frequently involves other brain regions and it is not always reversible. PRES patients may develop life-threatening complications and mortality is not negligible. |
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síndrome de encefalopatia posterior reversível edema vasogénico hipertensão arterial |
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