title: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome unmasking acute glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a recently described condition, wherein there is vasogenic oedema, seen on neuroimaging, predominantly over the parieto occipital regions of the cerebrum. Though, as the name implies, the condition is reversible, there may be fatalities and neurological sequelae. We are reporting a 9-year-old female child in whom the typical clinical and neurological findings of PRES were caused by an atypical presentation of acute glomerulonephritis.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, ESI PGI MSR , K.K.Nagar Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Sathish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar S
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, ESI PGI MSR , K.K.Nagar Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: M
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, ESI PGI MSR , K.K.Nagar Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Shobhana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: S
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, ESI PGI MSR , K.K.Nagar Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Sowmya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sampath
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, ESI PGI MSR , K.K.Nagar Chennai, India .
authors.forename: R Kulandai
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kasthuri
keywords: Acute glomerulonephritis; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES); Vasogenic oedema