Clinical, imagiological and etiological spectrum of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

P Ricardo Pereira¹  João Pinho¹  Margarida Rodrigues¹  João Rocha¹  Filipa Sousa¹  José Amorim¹  Manuel Ribeiro¹  Jaime Rocha¹  Carla Ferreira¹ 

关键词: posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome;    vasogenic edema;    arterial hypertension;    síndrome de encefalopatia posterior reversível;    edema vasogénico;    hipertensão arterial;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20140176

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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