Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome
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In medicine, posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (also called posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, PRES) is "a condition that is characterized by headache; seizures; and visual loss with edema in the posterior aspects of the cerebral hemispheres, such as the brain stem. Generally, lesions involve the white matter (nerve fibers) but occasionally the grey matter (nerve cell bodies)."[1][2][3]
PRES may manifest as a transient neurological attack.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Hinchey J, Chaves C, Appignani B, Breen J, Pao L, Wang A et al. (1996). "A reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome.". N Engl J Med 334 (8): 494-500. PMID 8559202.
- ↑ Fugate JE, Claassen DO, Cloft HJ, Kallmes DF, Kozak OS, Rabinstein AA (2010). "Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: associated clinical and radiologic findings.". Mayo Clin Proc 85 (5): 427-32. DOI:10.4065/mcp.2009.0590. PMID 20435835. PMC PMC2861971. Research Blogging.