What does PRES stand for?

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (hypertensive encephalopathy)

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DIAGNOSIS Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome DISCUSSION Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, and visual loss and is associated with white matter vasogenic edema predominantly affecting the posterior occipital and parietal lobes of the brain.

Radiological case of the month: Hyo-Jeong Lee, MD

The report by Moawad et al (6) in this issue of the Southern Medical Journal is the first published report of an association between ephedra and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), a neurologic event that is believed to be precipitated by a rapid rise in systemic blood pressure.

Establishing causality from case reports: was ephedra to blame?

DIAGNOSIS Cyclosporin-induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) DISCUSSION Posterior reversible encephalopathy is a heterogenous collection of disorders associated with a breakdown in cerebral perfusion autoregulatory mechanisms.

Radiological case of the month: C. Frank Gould, MD; James D. Lowe, ...