title: Reversible encephalopathy complicating post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
abstract: We describe a 15-year-old boy with acute transient encephalopathy complicating poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Based on advanced magnetic resonance imaging, cerebral alterations were related to cerebrovascular autoregulatory dysfunction (ie, a vasogenic edema) and vasculitis was excluded. These insights into the pathophysiology improve patient management and argue against the therapeutic immunosuppression postulated by some authors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. christoph.fux@insel.ch
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fux
authors.forename: Mario G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bianchetti
authors.forename: Stephan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jakob
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Remonda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*