Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome: Case series and review of the literature. / Síndrome de leucoencefalopatía posterior reversible: serie de casos y revisión de la literatura.
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed)
; 16(2 Pt 2): 169-173, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-29859809
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe clinical manifestations, antecedents, comorbidities and associated treatments, imaging findings, and follow-up in patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.METHODS:
A retrospective, descriptive analysis of admitted patients was performed between June 2009 and May 2014 in a third-level care hospital. We evaluated age, sex, comorbidities, symptoms, values of blood pressure at admission, renal function, medication and time elapsed until the disappearance of symptoms.RESULTS:
Thirteen patients were included. In all, 77% of them had a history of hypertension at baseline and 85% had impaired renal function. The most prevalent comorbidity was renal transplantation, and 85% had deterioration of renal function. Five of the patients had undergone renal transplantation. The most common clinical manifestation was seizures. All had subcortical lesions and bilateral parietooccipital involvement was the finding most frequently observed.CONCLUSION:
This syndrome should be taken into account in the differential diagnoses of patients presenting with acute neurological syndromes and the abovementioned risk factors.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Leucoencefalopatía Posterior
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
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Es
Revista:
Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed)
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina