title: Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome due to intravenous immunoglobulin in a child with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
abstract: Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is characterized clinically by headache, abnormalities of mental status, and visual perception and seizures. We report a rare case of acute encephalopathy following intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for Guillain-Barré syndrome in whom posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome developed without severe hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Incecik
authors.forename: M Ozlem
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Hergüner
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altunbasak
authors.forename: Dincer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yıldızdas