Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome associated with IVIG in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
A 14-year-old girl with Guillain-Barré syndrome manifested headaches during the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Several reports described posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome associated with intravenous immunoglobulin, but only in adults. We suggest that this syndrome should be considered in children as a neurologic complication.
Koichihara
Reiko
R
Division of Neurology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Fukaya Red Cross Hospital, Fukaya, Saitama, Japan. 97027rk@jichi.ac.jp
Hamano
Shin-Ichiro
S
Yamashita
Shintaro
S
Tanaka
Manabu
M
D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors