title: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in a patient with late postpartum eclampsia.
abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a reversible neurological entity characterised by seizure, headaches, visual symptoms, impaired consciousness and other focal neurological findings. It is caused by a wide variety of causes ultimately leading to a vasogenic cerebral oedema of occipital and parietal lobes of the brain. We present here a young woman with headache, generalised tonic-clonic seizures and cortical blindness in a late postpartum stage. Reversibility of the symptoms and characteristic imaging findings led us to a diagnosis of PRES in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Jharendra P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rijal
authors.forename: Smith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: Suvash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dawadi
authors.forename: Khagendra V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Dahal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy