| Period | 2015-09-01~2015-09-30 |
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| Diagnosis | Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) |
| Clinical information | F/55 C.C : Seizure |
| Discussion | **Cerebrovasular autoregulatory disorder** – Preeclampsia, eclampsia – Drug toxicity – Uremic encephalopathy – Acute HTN damages vascular endothelium – Breakthrough of autoregulation causes hyperperfusion, blood-brain barrier disruption – Hyperintense cortical/subcortical lesions Occipital lobes, cortical watershed zones May involve basal ganglia or thalamus – Most commonly no diffusion restriction (vasogenic edema) – Variable enhancement |
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