title: Blood transfusion-related posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
abstract: Neurological complications have rarely been described after blood transfusion. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a recently recognized entity affecting predominantly the posterior cerebral hemispheres. We report two distinctive cases with history of chronic anemia that developed headache, blurred vision and seizure after blood transfusion. Magnetic resonance imaging indicated vasogenic edema consistent with PRES.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Linyi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Linyi, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Linyi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Linyi, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Linyi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Linyi, China.
authors.forename: Pei-Hong
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: bjz@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jian-Zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D059906:Neuroimaging; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000473:pathology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Autoimmunity; Chronic anemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurological complication; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Transfusion