title: A case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a 52 year old woman after cardiac arrest.
abstract: A 52 year old woman who suffered a cardiac arrest was treated in a local hospital with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Following transfer to our hospital, she developed renal failure, hypertension, impaired consciousness, headache, and visual disturbances. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed high signal intensity areas in the periventricular deep cerebral white matter and subcortical white matter (mainly in the parieto-temporo-occipital lobes), findings typical of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. After the MRI findings, her nitroglycerin infusion was stopped, and antihypertensive therapy was initiated using beta blockers and alpha-agonists. She was also treated with continuous venovenous hemofiltration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University School of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico, 200-00128, Rome, Italy. f.agro@unicampus.it
authors.forename: Felice E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Agrò
authors.forename: D John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carassiti
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antonelli
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents