Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome presenting as cortical blindness: a case report
Renu Shukla Dubey, Sangeeta Das, K Rajitha
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Renu Shukla Dubey, Sangeeta Das, K Rajitha
Abstract
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized clinically by the presence of headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, and cortical blindness in a woman with high blood pressure in the third trimester of pregnancy, and radiological findings in such patients are predominantly posterior cerebral edema all of which are reversible within three months. We report a 24 year old patient who presented with headache and visual loss on fourth day post delivery. Clinical improvement with complete resolution of visual disturbances was observed with supportive treatment
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized clinically by the presence of headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, and cortical blindness in a woman with high blood pressure in the third trimester of pregnancy, and radiological findings in such patients are predominantly posterior cerebral edema all of which are reversible within three months. We report a 24 year old patient who presented with headache and visual loss on fourth day post delivery. Clinical improvement with complete resolution of visual disturbances was observed with supportive treatment
Key concepts: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Cortical blindness, Medicine, Blindness, Encephalopathy, Pregnancy, Pediatrics, Cerebral edema