Atypical Imaging Findings of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Child: Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological entity that is caused by various etiological factors and characterized by headache, confusion, seizure, altered consciousness, visual disturbances and combination of these symptoms. Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates vasogenic edema in the white matter of the parietooccipital lobes typically. Other regions of the brain such as frontal lobe, basal ganglia and deep white matter are affected in patients with atypical PRES. In this report, we present the radiological findings of atypical PRES in a hypertensive child with end stage renal disease and review the current literature related to this situation.




Int J Clin Pediatr. 2014;3(1):29-32
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/ijcp142w