A PRESsing dissection.
BACKGROUND
Intracranial dissections have been associated with baroreceptor reflex failure. When this occurs labile hypertension may be observed with its own complications, including but not limited to the clinico-radiographic entity, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).


METHODS
Case report and literature review.


RESULTS
We describe a case of carotid dissection resulting in PRES.


CONCLUSIONS
We believe failure of the baroreceptor reflex due to carotid dissection resulted in hypertension and subsequent posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
Burrus
Tamika M
TM
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. tamika.burrus@ucsf.edu
Mokri
Bahram
B
Rabinstein
Alejandro A
AA
Benarroch
Eduardo E
EE
D017704:Baroreflex; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020343:Hypertensive Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal