title: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare and serious syndrome of central nervous system that can develop in both adults and children. It is characterized by acute onset of headache, confusion, seizures or focal neurological deficits along with radiological findings of white matter abnormalities in the parietal and occipital lobes. In the past ten years, this syndrome has been described mainly in adults, rare in children. Here, we report a case of PRES presenting in a 12-year-old girl with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Her neurological symptom was rapidly recovered after control of hypertension without discontinuation of cyclosporine A.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; children; cyclosporine A; hypertension; steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome