A 52-year-old lady with post operative reversible blindness and hemiparesis.
A 52-year-old lady developed cortical blindness followed by left sided hemiparesis after cholecystectomy, both of which resolved remarkably. A diagnosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) was made based on characteristic clinical and MRI features.
Department of lnternal Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa.
Henok
H
Benti
Getachew
G
Assefa
D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000209:etiology*; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy