Samara A, Berry B, Ghannam M. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with isolated infratentorial involvement: A case report.
Radiol Case Rep 2019;
14:576-580. [PMID:
30886669 PMCID:
PMC6402429 DOI:
10.1016/j.radcr.2019.02.009]
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Abstract
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical and radiological entity of acute neurological symptoms associated with characteristic MRI finding. Vasogenic edema in the white matter of parieto-occipital regions is the classical MRI findings. Spinal cord involvement in PRES is extremely rare and frequently underrecognized condition. Recently, a variant-type PRES with isolated involvement of infratentorial structures is getting more attention. Herein, we present a case of hypertensive emergency and associated radiological features of PRES with isolated involvement of the brain stem, cerebellum, and spinal cord.
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