Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome occurring after uterine artery embolization for uterine myoma.
This case report describes posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) occurring after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for uterine myoma. This is the first report of PRES occurring after uterine vascular radiologic intervention. The mechanism by which UAE induced PRES is unclear.
Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan. sansansan33@hotmail.com
Satoshi
S
Suzuki
Noboru
N
Tanigawa
Syuji
S
Kariya
Atsushi
A
Komemushi
Hiroyuki
H
Kojima
Takanori
T
Tokuda
Masanobu
M
Kishimoto
Atsutoshi
A
Tomino
Masayuki
M
Fujioka
Yasuhide
Y
Kitazawa
Satoshi
S
Sawada
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020343:Hypertensive Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000628:therapy*; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000628:therapy*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; C054871:ioversol